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...
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