Antique Wristwatches

1001 Wristwatches: From 1925 to the Prsent

American Wristwatches: Five Decades of Style and Design

Book Description
Introduced into a skeptical American marketplace early in the twentieth century, the wristwatch soon caught the consumer's imagination. It was not long before American watch manufacturers adopted the form and brought their ingenuity and creativity to bear on the style and design of the wristwatch. Fifty years of innovation and beauty follow, and this beautiful book brings you the story in word and picture. Illustrated with over 600 full color pictures, the authors have traced the history of the American wristwatch. Their original research brings life to some of the persons who influenced its development. Design periods are defined and the watches they engendered are amply illustrated giving the reader knowledge that is valuable, both for the appreciation and the collecting of these wristwatches.

Antique Trader Jewelry Price Guide

Book Description
In the respected tradition of the Antique Trader Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide, this new price guide gives jewelry collectors the same comprehensive coverage, detailed descriptions and reliable pricing. Thorough in scope yet still compact in size, this guide will appeal to all dealers, appraisers, and collectors.

The easy to use format first classifies jewelry by sectionfine antique, 1800 to 1920; modern, 1920 to present day; and costumeand then organizes jewelry alphabetically by type, such as bracelets, necklaces, watch chains, etc. A special sub-section on jewelry sets is also included. Lists 3,500 piecesfrom the unique to the everydaywith current values for each plus detailed descriptions that note important condition factors.

- Includes 3,500 pieces, each one with a specific price

- Easy-to-use, three-section format includes: fine antique, modern, and costume jewelry

- Detailed descriptions provided for every type of antique and collectible jewelry

Antique Trader Toys Price Guide

Book Description
Following in the tradition of the Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, this comprehensive toy price guide provides the information every toy collector and enthusiast needs.

Every type of toy made over the past 200 years has become highly collectible, especially those since World War II. Compact, yet inclusive, this guide covers all major types of toys produced in the 19th and 20th centuries and provides detailed descriptions with current values for 3,500 toys. Toys are organized alphabetically by category of toy, such as action, battery-operated, vehicles, games, etc. making it easy to locate specific toys.

Collectors, dealers, and appraisers will rely on this handy pricing reference.

- Comprehensive overview of all major types of toys from the 19th and 20th centuries

- Organized alphabetically by category, such as, action toys, battery-operated, character toys, etc.

- One-source guide to 3,500 toys from true antiques to typical collectibles

Antiques Price Guide 2007 (Antiques Price Guide)

Book Description
Containing the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art, the Antiques Price Guide 2007 is a practical guide for buyers, sellers, and collectors.

About The Author
One of the world's leading experts in the field, Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s and has since written more than 90 books, many of which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Since October 2002, DK and Judith Miller have launched several series, including the Antiques Price Guides, Collectibles Price Guides, and the DK Collector's Guides.

Antiques Price Guide 2008 (Antiques Price Guide)

Book Description
From acclaimed antiques and collectibles expert Judith Miller comes Antiques Price Guide 2008. With the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art, this book is the essential handbook for buyers, sellers, and collectors. AUTHOR BIO: Judith Miller began collecting antiques in the 1960s, and has written more than 100 books on antiques and interiors. She is a widely sought after lecturer on antiques and collectibles and is highly regarded by collectors and dealers alike. She contributes a monthly column on collecting to the financial times.

Antiques Roadshow Collectibles: The Complete Guide to Collecting 20th Century Glassware,...

From Publishers Weekly
This lavishly illustrated and enthusiastically written guide to modern collectibles is another success by Prisant (Antiques Roadshow Primer), capturing on the printed page the excitement of the top-rated PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. An excellent introductory essay, "Collecting 101," is a helpful look at the field of collecting itself that includes some tips that even the most experienced collector should remember ("Work on self-discipline"). But this is clearly a book for the novice, and Prisant makes it clear that this is not a definitive work but "a brief overview of the types of collectibles that are brought most often to Antiques Roadshow." Her selection is impeccable, and she provides highly informative chapters on ceramics, advertising, glass, sports collectibles, toys, fashion and textiles, dolls and doll accessories, wristwatches, photography, entertainment memorabilia and furniture. The true beauty of this volume is the hundreds of photographs of the collectibles themselves, everything from Picasso-designed pottery and Miriam Haskell necklaces to a Lou Gehrig-signed baseball and one of Mr. Spock's outfits from Star Trek. Even the more experienced collector will be surprised at the range of artifacts produced in the 20th century.
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Product Description
Thanks to Antiques Roadshow, the highest rated, long running prime-time series on PBS®, with millions of viewers a week, we are a nation seeking fortune in our attics. And thanks to Antiques Roadshow Primer, with 572,000 copies in print, we are highly antiques-literate. But there's another audience out there, too, showing up ever more frequently on Antiques Roadshow--those obsessive, bitten-by-the-bug collectors. Bring on the Maltese Falcon posters!

Celebrating the collectible--that 20th-century object that brings with it less monetary value than passion, nostalgia, quirky appeal, and just plain pleasure--Antiques Roadshow Collectibles focuses on 12 major areas that inspire both the thrill of the chase and the thrill of discovery: furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, costume jewelry and wristwatches, dolls, toys, advertising memorabilia, sports, glass and pottery, and more. A guide to value rather than price, it is packed with a wealth of information that will help turn any interested flea market fiend into a first-class collector. From the innovative design of Bertoia chairs to the high-quality crafting of costume jewely to the surprising variety of PEZ dispensers, here are 416 pages brimming with information. Bound into the book is a 32-page full-color section, while hundreds of black-and-white photographs illustrate every chapter. There are Antiques Roadshow discoveries, tips from experts and appraisers, the steps to becoming a focused collector--even how to use pieces without compromising their value. After all, isn't it more fun to eat off the Fiestaware?

Antiques Roadshow Primer : The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the...

Product Review
The simple but brilliant attraction of the popular PBS series is that deep down inside, everyone wonders if that family heirloom or flea-market antique in the corner of the living room has any real value. Antiques Roadshow Primer can help you answer that question. Carol Prisant, who writes about antiques and collectibles for Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, and New York, quickly notes in her introduction, however, that this is a primer--an introduction to the basics of antiques--and does not presume to make the reader an instant expert.

In that vein, the focus is on the bread and butter of the antique world: silver, glass, pottery, porcelain, books, paintings, jewelry, rugs, clocks, and furniture. These are the items that are not trendy (Barbie dolls, 1920s beaded bags) and subject to massive fluctuations in price and value. Instead, Prisant points out, they are the types of items that are good for the long haul and, she notes, the front hall. So how do you determine if an heirloom is worth something? The following tips are offered when inspecting furniture: run your fingers underneath or over the back of the piece--very sharp edges and corners indicate recent manufacture. Remove one screw in some inconspicuous spot. An old, handmade screw will have irregular widths between the spirals, running the whole length of the shaft. The slot in the head may be off-center. Look for the distinctive curved pattern left in sawn wood by the teeth of a circular saw--it is one important sign of manufacture after 1840.

Prisant also reveals tricks of the trade for inspecting diamonds: place the gem against your upper lip, she advises. If it's glass--the oldest imitator of a diamond--it will not feel cold at all, while a real diamond will. Definitions are also offered for "antique furniture" (any object 100 years old or older, according to the U.S. government), "used furniture" (secondhand furniture less than 100 years old), and "period furniture" (made when its design was first popular and new; generally the most valuable of antique furniture). At its best, Antiques Roadshow Primer instills a sense of genuine interest and enthusiasm, much like the PBS show, by making the antiques and collectibles world less of a stuffy discussion about an untouchable item behind lock and key and more about drawing connections to the heirloom in the corner. --John Russell

From Booklist
Lines snaking around every major and minor U.S. metropolitan civic center are the hallmarks of PBS' wildly popular Antiques Roadshowand may soon queue at library doors. Why? Appraiser-dealer Prisant, with a lot of help from marketing-savvy Workman Publishing, has extracted some of the best finds and tips and data from the TV series, and has added selected background information. Photographs and illustrations are prolific throughout the 10 chapters; either solo or within a chart, all pictures include annotations as well as narrative "crib sheets." From furniture to books and manuscripts, each section features a broad overview of manufacturing and techniques, makers, "discoveries" from the show, distinguishing characteristics, and clues that will reveal the rarity of the object. Easy on the eyes--and the wallet--as well as the best place to begin serious antiquing. Barbara Jacobs
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Antiques Source Book 2002-2003

Product Description
This annually updated pricing guide to antiques and collectables based on retail outlets is the perfect companion for antique hunts as well as an excellent reference source to help readers identify and value their antiques.

About The Author
Martin Miller has been involved in the antiques business since the 1970s, when he started the Lyle Gallery. His first book, The Lyle Official Antiques Review, was published in 1970 and was an immediate hit. Martin also runs hugely successful hotels, and frequently appears on television in both America and the UK. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Antiques Source Book 2004-2005 (Antiques Source Book)

Book Description
Following the success of the first four editions of this ground-breaking guide, this year's edition continues the high quality, full-color format. Each item is accompanied by a color photograph, measurements and a price, and there is a special section on importing antiques to the United States. This is an excellent reference source for identifying and valuing your own antiques and collectables.

About The Author
Martin Miller has been involved in the antiques business since the 1970s. In 1979 the first edition of Miller's Antiques Price Guide was published and became the bible of the antiques trade. He lives in London, England.

Antiques Sourcebook 2004-2005: The Definitive Guide to Retail Prices for Antiques and...

Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland: Self-Winding Wristwatches

Book Description
An exciting area of collecting for clock and watch enthusiasts is literally opened up with this book. On the outside the automatic wristwatch is like its counterpart, but once the case is opened a different world appears. Here 200 watches are shown, each with three photos to show the dial, and the complete and partly disassembled movement. The book introduces all the Swiss manufacturers and provides an historical overview of the development of automatic watches from 1926 to 1978. Information on the functioning mechanism and construction of each design is offered along with the data needed to locate the watches chronologically.

About The Author
Heinz Hampel is an engineer and experienced collector from Switzerland.