I read an ad on ebay which advertised an Elgin pocket watch as a "RAILROAD WATCH" perhaps at some time in the past this watch had been carried by someone, probably a passenger,riding on a railroad, but it...
Don't get burned on watches that "might be solid gold!" Almost without exception any case that is "solid" gold is so marked, usually with something similiar to "warranted to assay 14/18K" or Guaranteed to...
Watch out for ads where the seller states that their old watch "might run, but they are afraid to wind it", or they "can't get the watch open" to tell you the serial number on the movement. I would venture to...