Guide to buying Mikimoto Pearls. Why pay more for Mikimoto pearls? What are the qualities to look for in pearls? What distinguishes Mikimoto akoya salt-water pearls from others? Finally, Myths and...
This guide is being written because I found it difficult to find information on the "luxury watches" being offered for a few hundred dollars on ebay, while the MSRP was listed for thousands on the...
This is a guide for buying and collecting Bulova Accutron watches - the world’s first tuning fork watch. Created in the 1960’s and 1970’s, they are now highly prized world-wide by watch collectors. While...
Casio Atomic Wave Ceptor Watches I'm just nuts about watches, so I sell a bunch of them here on eBay and have a lot of fun with it. My ID is sun-bits and I provide great service (like setting the watch for...
Thank you for taking the time to read my guide on antique jeweled filigree vanity items. Almost all of them I have been able to purchase on eBay, as well as antique shops and flea markets. I have collected...
Tourbillon Watches - Fact Fiction Everything you ever wanted to know but never dared to ask By Julian Stargardt (c) copyright 2006I. Introduction: Who Invented the Tourbillon, Why, When Where ?The Tourbillon...
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE POCKET WATCH Much information can be found on the internet about the development of the pocket watch. Here is a brief summary. The first reference to a portable clock was made in 1462 by...
COLLECTIBLE CHARACTER WATCH REFERENCE AND GUIDE BOOKS Collecting character watches is a great hobby that will give you years of enjoyment. If you are considering starting a collection for yourself, or just...
More than anything, clocks seem to be one of the few items passed down from Generation-to-Generation. What is it about them that make them so memorable? - Electric Westminster Chime Clocks are becoming...
Great surges of Egyptian Revivals are noted as Egyptomania. When people think of Egyptian Revival, they usually think that it only happened in the 1920s after the discovery of King Tutankhamens tomb in 1922....