Complete Price Guide to Watches 2002: Over 10.000 Price Changes

by Shugart, Cooksey; Engle, Tom; Gilbert, Richard E.

• ISBN13: 9781574322910
• ISBN10: 1574322915
• Edition: 22nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Collector Books

Summary

The Complete Price Guide to Watches is the most reliable and convenient guide available. This annual book is a miniature encyclopedia with over 1,100 pages, over 10,300 watches listed with current values, and more than 7,800 illustrations. American and European pocket watches, wrist watches, and even comic watches fill this comprehensive guide. It also includes tips for collectors and historical information, as well as guidelines for grading and appraising watches. With this handy pocket reference, collectors can make on-the-spot judgments about identification, age, quality, and value. The Complete Price Guide to Watches has become the professional standard for watch collectors and dealers, a timely publication for all watch enthusiasts.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
How to Determine Manufacturer	p. 9
Appraising Watches (what's my watch worth)	p. 10
Grading Watches	p. 12
Collecting on a Limited Budget	p. 14
Railroad Pocket Watches	p. 16
Railroad Grade Watches	p. 24
Railroad Approved Watches	p. 26
Colonial Watchmakers	p. 28
List of Early American Watchmakers	p. 31
Sizes, How to Determine Watch Sizes	p. 34
Solid Gold Marks	p. 35
Gold Filled Marks	p. 37
Nomenclature of Watch Parts	p. 42
Case Prices	p. 44
Watch Inspection	p. 46
How a Watch Works	p. 50
Regulator Id	p. 56
Escapement Types	p. 59
Jewels and Pivots	p. 68
Jewel Count	p. 70
Judging Quality	p. 76
Offer Versus Appraisals	p. 77
Ebauches	p. 80
Special Named or Private Label Watches	p. 88
Swiss Fakes	p. 92
Market Report	p. 95
Abbreviations (used in this book)	p. 97
American Pocket Watch Listings (begins)	p. 99
Comic and Character Watches(begins)	p. 412
Early Antique Watches (European)	p. 430
Watch-Makers	p. 432
Clues to Dating Your Watch	p. 435
Chronological Date List	p. 441
Early European Watchmakers	p. 442
Hallmarks of London	p. 447
Repeating Watches	p. 451
Tourbillon	p. 455
Karrusel	p. 457
European Pocket Watch Listings (begins)	p. 460
Pre-1850 Repeaters	p. 547
Pre-1850 Alarms	p. 554
Tourbillon, Karrusel	p. 561
Unusual	p. 577
Nello Watch Cases	p. 587
Enamel Watches	p. 600
Match Serial Number and Date (Also Page 1,134)	p. 605
Romancing the Wrist Watch	p. 606
A Short History of Wrist Watches	p. 609
Automatic Winding	p. 611
Chronograph	p. 612
Swiss Code Initials	p. 618
Watch Consolidation (Who Owns Who)	p. 619
Brand Names and Owners	p. 620
Wrist Watch Listings (begins)	p. 622
Watch Terminology	p. 1,114
Word Pronunciation	p. 1,131
European Terminology and U.S.A. Terminology	p. 1,132
About George Daniels	p. 1,133
Match Serial Number and Date (Also Page 605)	p. 1,134
Advertising Begins (where to buy and sell)	p. 1,135
Advertising Ends (where to buy and sell)	p. 1,184
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