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by Cooksey Shugart (Author) "Understanding the different types of collectible watches gives you the opportunity to evaluate what you would like to collect..." (more)
Key Phrases: gold jewel settings, railroad grade watches, roller jewel, New York, South Bend, Edward Howard (more...)
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Learn to think, talk, buy and sell like an expert!
• Learn what to collect, how to recognize a fake and how to evaluate the price of a watch.
• All the information you need to understand the differences among watch brands, the different parts of a watch, and how a watch works.
• Indispensable resource guide lists major auction houses, organizations and clubs, and how and where to buy and sell.

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Learn to think, talk, buy and sell like an expert!
• Learn what to collect, how to recognize a fake and how to evaluate the price of a watch.
• All the information you need to understand the differences among watch brands, the different parts of a watch, and how a watch works.
• Indispensable resource guide lists major auction houses, organizations and clubs, and how and where to buy and sell.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: House of Collectibles; First edition first printing. edition (September 14, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375720537
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375720536
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #536,736 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for wristwatch collectors, April 29, 2006
This book is primarily written for collectors of pocket watches and only gives cursory information regarding wristwatches. Should be titled: Collecting Pocket Watches
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2.0 out of 5 stars should be titled " collecting American pocket watches".., November 17, 2006
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The book is well written, and is primarely about watches produced in the USA, and pocket watches at that. There are a lot of illustrations, and describtions of most of the principles of the art of watchmaking.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new here, July 12, 2007
By Pauillac (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This book is more or less a repeat of the introduction to the Complete Price Guide to Watches, by the same author. Save yourself time and money by buying the latter work, which is much more informative on watch pricing and contains all the information in this one.
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