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U.S.M.T. Corps and the Civil War Telegraph Service Watch (3/17/10)
This watch, Waltham P.S. Bartlet made in 1864, a genuine relic of the U.S. Military Telegraph Corps and really belongs in a museum devoted to the history of communications and telegraphy. It is by pure chance that I have the great fortune and honor to own this fine watch. The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was formed in 1861 following the outbreak of the American Civil War. David Strouse, Samuel … More >>

Where’s Will? – The Original Miami Beach International Antiques Show (1/28/10)
There were lines of people at the doors on opening day of the Original Miami International Antiques Show. So many people, in fact, that show officials were forced to open early to control the crowd. That is a very good sign for all of us dealers.Editor’s Note: WorthPoint CEO and President Will Seippel will be traveling to numerous antique and collectibles shows throughout 2010. He … More >>

Horology in the Movies: ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’ (12/27/09)
The giant clock at the center of "The Hudsucker Proxy."Time, horology and the looming presence of an enormous tower clock take center stage in the classic 1994 romantic comedy … More >>

Dillinger Connection Sets $41,000 Price for $150 Hamilton Watch (12/21/09)
The Art Deco Hamilton watch carried by John Dillinger when he was gunned down by the FBI outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. /td> /td> It’s not often that the belongings of someone as infamous as John Dillinger come up for sale. This month Heritage … More >>

Collecting the Omega Speedmaster is All About the Details (9/29/09)
A Professional model Omega Speedmaster, with spearpoint second hand. The Speedmaster is one of the most challenging modern watches to collect because the number of changes made to the line over the last 50 years.I have been a collector and a dealer in watches for more than 35 years. It is said that collecting … More >>

The Origin of the COMEX Rolex ‘Sea Dweller’ Diver’s Watch (9/8/09)
Rolex "Sea Dweller"During the late 1960s, in collaboration with COMEX—a France-based professional dive company—Rolex developed its “Submariner” model to meet the most … More >>

Antiques Show Offers Treasures for Those Who Know How to Look (8/18/09)
One of the tensts set up at last weekendThe headlines read: “Mid-Summer Blues Amidst a Depressed Marketplace!” I see it every day in the newspaper and on CNN, … More >>

Boston Watch Co. Dennison Howard and Davis (12/19/08)
The early watch manufacturers didn’t do things consistently or exactly in series. The Boston Watch Company—the granddaddy of all American … More >>