by Chris Lindquist | May 26, 2019 | Collecting, Repair
I began collecting watches and learning to do some of my own maintenance just a couple years ago for a several reasons. First, I encountered an old Hamilton in a second-hand store that reminded me of a watch I had seen at my grandfather’s house when I was a...
by Chris Lindquist | Aug 9, 2019 | Collecting, Misc
Note: This watch is currently up for auction on eBay until April 11, 2023. On a recent trip to Montreal I visited the Market St-Michel Flea market and discovered a vendor who had a nice collection of watches ranging from a 1920s Waltham to 1980s LCD models. As I...
by Chris Lindquist | Aug 2, 2019 | Collecting
Given their potentially high value, easy portability, and often inexperienced buyers eager for a bargain, fake watches are a goldmine for shady people out to make a dishonest buck. In the past, many of these fakes were obvious, poor copies that gave up their true...
by Chris Lindquist | Jul 26, 2019 | Collecting
I’ve been an eBay member since 1998. And while the auction juggernaut certainly has plenty of problems, I’ve found it an invaluable resource both for buying and selling all kinds of collectibles. But if you’re just using the site’s standard...
by Chris Lindquist | Jul 21, 2019 | Collecting
One of the most common questions for collectors is “how old is my watch?” Unfortunately, there’s no single way to determine the age of a given vintage watch. Even watches from the same brand often have different ways of determining age depending on...
by Chris Lindquist | Jul 4, 2019 | Collecting, Illinois
I’ve been aware of Illinois watches, of course, but the brand always represented pocket watches, which have never interested me much. But at the NAWCC national conference last week, I came face-to-face with a wide range of Illinois wristwatches and became...
by Chris Lindquist | Jun 25, 2019 | Collecting, Timex
I bought a lot of 30 broken watches for about 50 bucks off eBay because one of them looked like something I could use for parts. When I got the box home and started digging through it, I found this guy. It’s a Timex Southampton, reportedly one of the rarest...
by Chris Lindquist | May 28, 2019 | Benrus, Bulova, Collecting
Some watches are just must-haves for every collector. Here are my choices. Spend any time searching the web for watch collecting advice… … and you’ll quickly stumble across dozens of articles, videos, and blog posts about “Watches Every Collector Should...
by Chris Lindquist | May 27, 2019 | Brands, Bulova, Collecting
Early in my collecting, a Bulova watch with a little red whale on the black dial caught my eye. I didn’t know anything about it at the time, but some eBay searching quickly uncovered similar models. They were all Sea Kings, and for a while, I thought every...
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