Pocket Watches

Are pocket watches a thing of the past?

Pocket watches are a nod to the past, but they are increasing in popularity today. Time-keeping tools may have been around for thousands of years, but pocket watches didn't make the scene until the 1500s. Until that time, a clock's mechanism was so large and heavy that few considered the possibility of a portable clock, or inventing pocket watches.

Once invented, pocket watches were all the craze. But they weren't as sophisticated as later pocket watches would be. The earliest of pocket watches had no covering to protect the face or the hour hand. In the 1700s English watchmakers began creating gold and silver pair cases to slide pocket watches into to keep them safe. If you are collecting cases along with pocket watches, make sure they are a match. If the manufacturers name or mark on a pair case doesn't match the name on the watch, then the pair case is not the original, but a replacement.

Later in the history of pocket watches, glass crystals were added to protect the dial but because they were translucent, they still had to be removed to read the time.
What makes a good pocket watch? If you are starting a collection of pocket watches, it's important to know that when you buy pocket watches, it is not always about getting the best deal. In fact it's less about the bargain and more about paying a fair and reasonable price for pocket watches that will give you pleasure to own and even carry around. Here area few tips.

First, learn all you can about the different makes of pocket watches. Get a good reference guide on pocket watches to help you out.

Second, decide on the type of pocket watch you would like to collect. If you'd like to start collecting something that is relatively inexpensive yet has the potential for big rewards, start collecting antique pocket watches!

Third, find a good seller of great, collectible pocket watches. In fact, if you are seeking the best in fine pocket watches, or any timepiece or collector, there is no finer place to visit than Eagle National Mint.

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