Antique Watches
Posted on April 23, 2009 |
Collecting Antique Watches – Hobby For A Select Few
Executive Summary about Collecting Antique Watches – Hobby For A Select Few
By Susan Jan
Antique watches generally refer to mechanical watches that were made more than fifty years ago or more. The antique watch business is a multi-billion dollar business. Some knowledge of mechanical watches will help a lot in judging the approximate date of manufacture of the antique watch:
1500s Peter Henlein of Germany created the first pocket watch
1700s Rubies used in watch movements
1750s Enamel used on watch dials
1800s First self winding watch invented
1926 First water proof wristwatch
1956 First watch to display day and date
1960 First watch to have scratch-proof dial
Sources of Antique Watch
Antique watches of many established companies are available such as Rolex, Omega, Universal Geneve, Angelus, Vacheron & Constantin, Seiko, Benrus, Breitling, Gruen, Zodiac, IWC, Movado, TAG Heuer, Hamilton, Ingersoll, Shakosha (Citizen watch company of Japan) Gallet, Wittnauer, Bulova etc. Maintenance of Antique Watch
Maintenance of an antique watch is very difficult.
The parts are not easily available and antique watches cannot be repaired at all watch shops. Most antique watch sellers also provide maintenance and care manuals for the antique watch. Cost of Antique Watch
Antique watches are available anywhere between $300 to millions of dollars depending upon the make, the date of manufacture, the history of the watch and the jewels in the antique watch. Antique watches make wonderful gifts and give the wearer a distinct and artistic look. Antique watches combine artistic appeal and nostalgic charm.
The Antique Pocket Watch
Executive Summary about The Antique Pocket Watch By David Evermon
When I was younger I have thought of the real value of watches, even thought for a long time I had a clear preference toward new advances watches, out of the simple reason that what is new is simply better, I have come to learn to appreciate the antique and sometime just old watches, antique watches are something that fascinates me today and I would not miss an opportunity to explore any watch that is more than 60 years old.
When discussing antique watch collecting you can not help but mention the antique pocket watch, this elegant way of carrying a watch is almost extinct, but in the past this was the way people (mostly man) carried their watches around, flashing it to everyone in the street. The pocket watch has become a status symbol almost immediately and is in fact the first personal watch that has been manufactured.
Collecting antiques required a lot of knowledge and experience, much more than that is needed for collecting antique pocket watches, a fascinating hobby and an extremely interesting thing to do, you will be amazed to learn how much one needs to know in order to get a unique antique pocket watch, in the process of purchasing a pocket watch you may have to read and learn about people who owned it and carried it, even travel around the world for clues or people that have come in touch with the watch itself.
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