The Collector’s Minute: Grandpa’s Gold Watch (8/24/10)
One item an appraiser runs into most often is that icon “Grandpa’s gold watch,” and depending how well-heeled Grandpa … 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 >>

Watch & Clock Collectors Descend on Grand Rapids for the ‘National’ (7/26/09)
This year the National Watch & Clock Collectors Association (NAWCC) had its annual event/show at the prestigious Devos Convention Center, … More >>

‘On the Ball’—Webb C. Ball’s Contribution to Railroad Watches and Timekeeping (6/30/09)
Webb C. Ball was born in Fredericktown, Ohio on Oct. 6, 1847 and became a jeweler & watchmaker. When Standard … More >>

How Much Does the Previous Owner Impact the Value of an Antique or Collectible? (6/8/09)
With appraisal work, no one aspect affects value in the short term more for an antique or collectible than an … More >>

Cincinnati Watch & Clock Show Offers Bargains for the Patient (5/11/09)
The annual National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) Watch & Clock Regional Show was recently held at the … More >>

Longines’ World War Two Pilot’s Wristwatch (5/4/09)
This Longines’ World War Two Pilot’s Wristwatch, with a Wheem’s aircraft navigational calculation bezel, is an early and quite rare … More >>

Valuable Items That Slip Through the Cracks (3/17/09)
When it’s time to liquidate a family estate what are the first things we think of as having value. The … More >>

Secret Message Found Etched in Lincoln’s Watch (3/12/09)
        I came across this article today, which was posted by the Associated Press yesterday. Since it is about Abraham Lincoln’s … More >>

A Short History of the Wristwatch (3/11/09)
The first fully portable timepieces began to appear in the early 1500s, but they were so inaccurate, they only needed … More >>