What’s the difference between an antique and a vintage watch? The UK Trading Standards has no clear definition of what constitutes an antique. However, from the perspective of this website,…
Tag: <span>Hallmarks</span>
Perhaps you have inherited an antique pocket watch that has passed through your family for generations. Or possibly you have begun collecting antique pocket watches. Either way, you will have…
If you are collecting Swiss antique watches with cases made of precious metals, such as gold or silver, you need to know how to read Swiss hallmarks. At first, it…
If you are interested in antique watches, especially those made of precious metals, such as gold or silver, you need to know how to read British hallmarks. At first, it…
This is the very first of my antique pocket watches and the one that started my interest in collecting antique watches. It is a Sir John Bennett pocket watch in…
Late last year I was looking to add my first trench watch to my collection. I only collect antique (100 years old+) plus watches, but all World War 1 (1914-1918)…
Here is an interesting pocket watch I was considering purchasing before my attention was diverted by the J W Benson silver fusee pocket watch, 1883. The antique silver fusee pocket…