10999 - Price guide to watches

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Collectamania
How to Use This Book
Appraising Watches
Grading Watches
Collecting on a Limited Budget
1988 Market Report
Chronology of Watches
History
That Great American Railroad Pocket Watch
Railroad Grade Watch Adjustments
Railroad Watch Dials
Railroad Watch Cases
Railroad Grade or Railroad Approved Watches
Colonial Watchmakers
The Gruen 50th Anniversary Watch
Prestige Watches.
Repeating Watches
Outstanding, High-Grade and Scarce Watches..
Watch Cases
Watch Size Gauges
Case Prices
Movement Identification
Nomenclature of Watch Parts
Inspecting Open-Faced Watches
Damaskeening..
Display Case Watches ...
Watch Case Production
Gold Case Weights by Size.
Care of Watches..
Examination and Inspection of a Watch Before Purchasing
Watch Movement Parts.
How a Watch Works.....
Regulators Identification
Jewels & Pivots.....
Winding & Setting
Cottage Industry Watchmaking in Colonial America
Ebauches
Worm Gear Escapement
Dial Making
Pin Lever Escapement (Dollar Watches)
Low Cost Production Watches (Dollar Watches)
Personalized Watches
Swiss Imported Fakes

712 pages

Edition : 1989