Synopses & Reviews
The most reliable and convenient guide to watches available,
Complete Price Guide to Watches is the definitive guide for all levels of watch education and collection. From the amateur collector to the most prestigious auction houses,
Complete Price Guide to Watches has something for everyone. This book not only provides accurate pricing on a plethora of watches and thousands of photographs for watch identification, but also historical information on a myriad of watchmakers, including company histories, movement identification, serial numbers, grade numbers, production dates and quantities. All of this information is accented by antique illustrations salvaged and lovingly reproduced from long-lost watch catalogs, advertisements and brochures. It is because of this attention to detail that
Complete Price Guide to Watches has attained its near-legendary status as the go-to guide for all things watch-related.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Market Report
American Pocket Watch Listings
Comic & Character Watch Listings
Early Antique Watch Listings
European Pocket Watch Listings
Early & Unusual Pocket Watch Listings
Wrist Watch History
Wrist Watch Listings
Watch Terminology
Escapements
The Art of Micro Mechanical Marvels
Index
Notes
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