Like wedding rings and china sets, antique pocket watches often become precious family heirlooms passed down from parent to child for generations. They never lose their charm no matter how beaten and ...

When you think of money-making watches, Swiss companies like Rolex and Patek Philippe probably come to mind, but you shouldn't count the United States out just yet. Waltham watch values may vary ...

Customers bringing jewelry in for us to purchase will occasionally bring along an old pocket watch or two. We do buy pocket watches, but there are many factors determining their value. Pocket watches ...

“It was presented principally in gratitude for Rostron’s bravery in saving those lives, because without Mr. Rostron, those 700 people wouldn’t have made it,” auctioneer Andrew Aldridge explained to ...

(JTA) — A pocket watch, frozen in time when the Titanic went underwater, is set to sell at auction Saturday, with an expected sales price of nearly $100,000. That’s nearly 30 times the value of the ...

For just $187,000, you could be the proud owner of a pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest Titanic victim. The 14-carat gold Waltham timepiece once owned by business magnate John Jacob Astor IV ...

Adding to the tale of this palm-sized treasure is the provenance of the three society women of the era who originally purchased it: Madeleine Talmage Astor, Marian Longstreth Thayer, and Eleanor ...

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