Complete Price Guide to Watches

by Cooksey, Shugart, Tom Engle & Richard E Gilbert

• ISBN13: 9781574324020
• ISBN10: 1574324020
• Edition: 24th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Collector Books

Summary

This annual book is a miniature encyclopedia with over 1,200 pages, over 10,350 watches listed with current values, and more than 7,850 illustrations. American and European pocket watches, wrist watches, and even comic and character 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. 2004 values.

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 Size	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
Opening Watch Cases (How To)	p. 48
How a Watch Works	p. 52
Regulator Id	p. 57
Jewels and Pivots	p. 72
Jewel Count (How To)	p. 72
Judging Quality	p. 80
Offer Versus Appraisals	p. 81
Production & Sales Lerger	p. 92
Ebauches	p. 84
Special Named or Private Label Watches	p. 93
Swiss Fakes	p. 97
Market Report	p. 100
Abbreviations (used in this book)	p. 102
American Pocket Watch Listings (begins)	p. 104
Styles and Names of Hands (American)	p. 364
Comic & Character Watches (begins)	p. 420
Early Antique Watches (European)	p. 438
Watch-Makers (European)	p. 440
Clues to Dating Your Watch (European)	p. 443
Chronological Date List (European)	p. 449
Early European Watchmakers	p. 450
Hallmarks of London	p. 456
Repeating Watches	p. 459
Tourbillon	p. 464
Karrusel	p. 465
European Pocket Watch Listings (begins)	p. 468
Pre-1850 Repeaters	p. 564
Pre-1850 Alarms	p. 568
Tourbillon, Karrusel (Listed)	p. 575
Unusual (European Pocket Watches)	p. 591
Nello Watch Cases	p. 603
Enamel Watches	p. 617
Match Serial Number and Date	p. 622
A Bit of Wrist Watch History	p. 623
Automatic Winding	p. 628
Chronograph	p. 629
Swiss Code Initials	p. 635
Watch Consolidation (Who Owns Who)	p. 636
Brand Names & Owners	p. 637
Wrist Watch Listings (begins)	p. 639
Watch Terminology	p. 1137
Word Pronunciation	p. 1154
European Terminology & U.S.A. Terminology	p. 1155
Special & Unsual Escapements	p. 1156
The Art of Micro-Mechanical Marvels	p. 1168
Advertising (where to buy and sell)	p. 1174
Arnold Spring Detent Escapement	p. 572
Auburndale Rotary Escapement (2 styles)	p. 147
Breguet Escapement	p. 62
Bulova Accutron (Tuning Fork)	p. 690
Chinese Duplex (Crab leg style)	p. 448
Chronodrometer (Am. Waltham 8 tooth escape wheel)	p. 111
Chronometer Spring Detent Escapement	p. 63
Co-axial Escapement (George Daniel - Omega)	p. 627
Co-axial Escapement (Fasoldt Double Escape Wheel)	p. 210
Coles Resilient Escapement	p. 256
Counterpoised Lever Escapement	p. 74
Cylinder Escapement	p. 62
Debaufre Escapement	p. 546
Delong Escapement	p. 65
Double Escapements ("Duality" by Philippe DuFour)	p. 1171
Duplex Escapement	p. 62
Earnshaw Spring Dentent Escapement	p. 490
Electric Escapement, "Hamilton" (Balance Wheel Motor)	p. 793
English or Right angle Escapement	p. 64
Escapements (5 styles with Modifications and Parts)	p. 64
Foliot Balance & Verge Escapement (1550-1560)	p. 54
Frictional Rest Escapement with Pirouette & Double Escape Wheel	p. 488
Glashutte Escapement	p. 514
Jacot 3 & 4 Star Duplex Escapement	p. 509
Joseph Johnson 30 tooth escape wheel	p. 510
Karrusel, Bonniksen's	p. 465
Lever Escapement (Modern style)	p. 52
Massey Escapement (type 1-5)	p. 458
Mozart Chrono-Lever Escapement	p. 318
Moustache Counterpoised Lever Escapement	p. 74
Mudge Detached Lever Escapement	p. 62
Mulford Escapement (Modified Verge)	p. 30
Pin Lever Escapement (Dollar Watches, American)	p. 89
Pin-wheel Escapement (S. D. French, American)	p. 214
Pivoted Detent Escapement	p. 63
Pouzait Lever Escapement (2 styles)	p. 598
Rack & Pinion Lever Escapement	p. 66
1 Second Remontoir Escapement (by Derek Pratt)	p. 1170
G. P. Reed (Chronometer)	p. 345
Resilient Escapement	p. 63
Right Angle Lever Escapement	p. 64
Roskopf Pin Pallet Lever Escapement (Swiss)	p. 547
Savage 2 Pin Escapement	p. 448
Spring Detent	p. 63
Straight Line Lever Escapement	p. 64
Tourbillon	p. 463
Verge Escapement (with chain drive = page 61)	p. 61
Virgule Escapement (single & double = 61)	p. 63
Worm Gear Escapement	p. 87
Special or Unusual Escapement Section	p. 1156
Rack & Pinion, Straight Hairspring, various fork action	p. 1156
Potter & MacDowall One Tooth	p. 1157
One Jewel Lever by E. Bourquin, Inverted Lever	p. 1158
Woerd Pat. escap., Jeunet seconds beating	p. 1159
Detent and Pivoted escapement	p. 1160
G.P. Reed Detent escap, Patent Union Chronometer	p. 1161
Fleurier, English & Chinese Duplex	p. 1162
Breguets Naturel & Hanging Ruby Cylinder	p. 1163
Breguet Lateral, Amold Chron. Detent	p. 1164
Robins Anti-overbanking, Duplex & two lever styles	p. 1165
Typical Glashutte Escape, and balance	p. 1166
Constant Force, M.B. Pray, Peto's Chron., & Savage	p. 1167
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