The Development of the 6536/1 Submariner, the James Bond Rolex (10/30/12)
The Rolex Submariner is one of the coolest watches ever produced by the venerable watch company, and it has a … More >>

Auction Report: Christie’s Timepieces Sale Fast & Frenetic (6/30/11)
Christie’s sale of Important Watches, held on June 15, was like a tornado blowing through a hapless mid-western town. The … More >>

‘One of a Kind’ Watches from J.W. Packard Collection Highlights Timepieces Sale (6/8/11)
Christie’s upcoming Sale of Important Watches, featuring exceedingly rare watches from the collection of automobile pioneer James Ward Packard—including two … More >>

Gold, Silver Prices Endanger Future of Antique Watch Collections (3/21/11)
The gold and silver markets have been doing a steady rise for the last year or more, bringing on the … More >>

Fabulous Antique Chinese Market Watches (12/14/10)
The Chinese have their own taste in things, from dress to food and just about everything in between. This includes … More >>

Collecting Sports Presentation and Commemorative Watches (9/21/10)
Sports collectibles is a hugely popular item for collectors of today and yesterday, and there is no sign that … More >>

1953 Timex Ben Hogan Folding Watch (9/14/10)
Ben Hogan is a very big name in golf, preceding such iconic players as Arnold Palmer and Jack Nickolas, and … More >>

A Rack Lever Fusee Civil War Watch with a Story (5/3/10)
This is a medium quality English fusee pair case “contract watch” carried by a Union soldier during the Civil War. … More >>

What Makes It a ‘Civil War Watch’ vs. a ‘Civil War Relic?’ (4/5/10)
It may seem you’d need to be very gullible to believe what many sellers put in their descriptions, namely that … More >>

U.S.M.T. Corps and the Civil War Telegraph Service Watch (3/17/10)
The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was formed in 1861 following the outbreak of the American Civil War. David Strouse, Samuel … More >>