Motorcycles from Old Watches: A Timely Art Project

If you've never seen something like this, or you're an old watches collector, you might like this:

I look at this and I'm reminded that one man's junk is another man's treasure!

-Steve

Gruen Watches – Their History, continued..

If you have a passion for old watches and, specifically, Gruen watches, you're going to want to check out this continuing article on the history of the Gruen watch company.

It's truly sad to see such a fine watch company fade out like this, but such is life in the busy world of time pieces. One day, your company is thriving and all is well; the next day, you make one mistake that gets out into the public, and your company blows up. It's the harsh reality of the dog-eat-dog business climate we live in, but it's a reality we all face. It's too bad Gruen didn't make it, but at least we have a few beautiful watches left to remember this great company by…

-Steve

Nice Old Watch: A Solid 14K Gold Case Waltham!

Perusing the old watch listings on eBay, I came across this beauty, a solid 14K Gold Waltham Watch. Have a look:

I'm not one for gold watches like this, but I know a few of my gold watch fetish friends are going to be watching this auction with great interest…

-Steve

Good Auction for Old Hampden Men’s Watches

I actually don't know much about Hampden watches, but I'm hearing good things about this site, where you can bid on old models of these beauties:

It looks like they're tied in with eBay, so you know you can trust them and have buyer's protection when shopping with them. 

Speak soon,

Steve T

Gruen Watches: A Little History

In a new series I'm starting on the Old Watches blog, I'm delving into the history of Gruen watches. I'm going to continue the piece next week, and if you're a collector of old watches, I think you'll enjoy it.

At their height, Gruen brand watches were among the most expensive and illustrious time pieces of their era.

So stay tuned!

-Steve Taylor

Calling All American-Brand Old Watch Sellers

I came across a collector on Craigslist here who is looking to buy high quality old American watches:

serious collector wants to buy old high grade american pocket watches, wrist watches like rolex,vacheron,patek,working or not etc,parts pieces,literature,tools,anything related. Must be old. 

If you're looking to get rid of some old watches that you have laying around the house and you know they're worth something, I would be contacting this guy (after having them appraised first, of course!)

-Steve

Gruen Watch video: A Beautiful Time Piece

I've been digging into the story behind Gruen Watches lately, getting to know its history, and I've had the pleasure of getting a view in some watch collectors' true passion.  Just have a look at this video I found on YouTube:

If this isn't watch-porn for the watch collector's soul, I don't know what is; the watch is beautiful, and I would certainly like to have that on my wrist…

More to come on Gruen Watches, soon.  Stay tuned!

-Steve

Antique Pocket Watches Are More Than Just A Collector’s Item

Any collector of antique pocket watches knows the beauty of these rare devices, but people who are new to collecting them can often overlook the significance these items often have as family heirlooms to the people who own them. I wrote a little article about this (linked above) that I hope you'll check out if you're just getting into collecting these masterfully crafted antique time pieces. They are a thing of beauty and should be treated as such.

I'll speak to you again soon,

-Steve Taylor

An old watch that sold for more than one million British Pounds

I just read this little bit about Old Watches as an investment, and I came across this startling fact:

 

The record price paid for a wristwatch at auction in the U.K. saw a gold, 1932 "Trossi Leggenda" Patek Philippe watch, originally owned by Italian racing driver Count Carlo Felcie Trossi, go under the hammer at Sotheby's in 2008 for CHF 2.345 million – equivalent to GBP 1.14 million.

 

That's one watch we're talking about here!  Can you believe it!?  Well, it's real.  It seems that old watches are a huge investment when you know what you're doing.

By the way, the article where I read the above quote is here.

More to come on the investment side of old watches, soon.

-Steve

A simple buyer’s tip for collectors of old watches: search eBay!

While browsing what is admittedly not my favorite site in the world, antiquewatchreviews.com, I came across a good observation they made about old watches that I find a lot people new to the watch collector's world never think of, perhaps because it's too obvious:

With the economy the way it is now, a lot of people are selling their Antique Watch on eBay at prices you'll find hard to believe.

They're right.  If you're looking for a specific antique watch, take a few minutes and perform a search on eBay and you're bound to find a wide array of listings for whatever it is you're looking for.  Easy!  Check it out here:  eBay.com