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...
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...
There are several methods of doing this and I have seen nearly every one of them done on Ebay. Let's take them one at a time. In nearly every case you must start with an old original watch or clock. Many...
The 20th century began with a major breakthrough: The Frenchman Charles Edouard Guillaume invented a material called “Invar,” a nickel-steel alloy. (Guillaume was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1920.)...
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion regarding the various types of watches and classifications out there. And even as a watch enthusiast myself, I get the occasional perplexing question that involves...