Collector's Encyclopedia of Pendant and Pocket Watches 1500-1950: Identification and Values (Hardcover)

~ C. Jeanenne Belle (Author), (Author) "Most historians agree that the evolution of the watch from the clock began in the second or third quarter of the fifteenth century..." (more)
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Product Description

Whether you simply find watches fascinating or you have an old watch that you are curious about, this book is the one for you. This exploration of the evolution of the pendant/pocket watch is divided into centuries. Each century explores what was happening in the world and how these events and fashions influenced watch making. It includes information on makers, their marks, and even the serial numbers for the American watch movements. Filled with clues, it will help you determine when a watch was made, how it was made, what it is made of, and what makes it tick. The amount of photographs of timepieces in this volume is impressive - hundreds of watches are featured in beautiful color photographs. Cases, dials, and movements are included in the photographs - this book encompasses the entire watch. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Known to collectors as 'the jewelry detective,' Jeanenne Bell has written books on pendant & pocket watches, as well as jewelry of all types. She is an antique jewelry dealer with retail stores in Kansas City, Missouri, and has collected hairwork jewelry for over 30 years. REVIEW: This book will have collectors racing to the bookstores. It is an all-new revised edition, this time organized alphabetically by model name and description for ease in identification. Well over 1,000 photographs are included.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 365 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; Ill edition (May 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574323954
• ISBN-13: 978-1574323955
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #169,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good overview of watches development, March 1, 2005

By	flavio pimenta (Distrito Federal, Brasil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is divided in 5 chapters, each one covering one century of watch development. Each chapter deals with case, movement and decorative procedures development. In the end of each chapter you will find a full range of color fotos of watches of that period. The pictures are very beautifull, but not unique: you will find them in The Sandberg's Watch Collection Book. I think that the book should earn just 3 stars, just because it does not have "unique" pictures. However, the pictures were unique for me, since i don't have sandberg's book.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice photos with little substance, August 18, 2005

By	Allan L. Menkin "watch lover and collector" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Here's an example of a book that should never have been produced. The author is obviously misinformed and quite frankly, ignorant, regarding watches. The book is riddled with incorrect information regarding watch descriptions, including blatantly wrong jewel counts, movement descriptions, and the repititious "very fine and rare", "fine and lovely", "very fine and very rare", ad nauseum. The author constantly includes "micrometric regulator" in descriptions of pocket watches, that have NO micrometric regulators! The book is attractive, and has some excellent photographs, but, at best, this is a book that needed an author with some watch "smarts".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money, July 18, 2007

By	W. Smolak (El Paso, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was disappointed with this book. There appears to be no organization and the information does not appear to be accurate. I expected much more and this book did not deliver.