Recreation - Antiques - Clocks and Watches

Recreation - Antiques - Clocks and Watches

Old Chelsea Clocks - Dedicated to pre-WWII Chelsea Clocks. Many photos showing the design and construction of these American made timepieces. The focus is on Chelsea clocks made prior to WWII and in particular prior to WWI.
Antique Horology - The Horological Foundation's directory of web sites for watches, clocks, instruments and barometers.
Antique Clocks and Antique Clock Art On-line - Information on what to look for in an antique clock and clock art. Also offers a variety of clocks for sale.
The Unofficial Resource for Officine Panerai Enthusiasts - News, information, and opinions on Officine Panerai watches. Forum, reference section, and resources included.
Clockwatch - For the collector or investor of fine American and European clocks. Wayne Voumallis, 30 year member of the NAWCC, displays clocks and other items of interest such as Railroad Memorabilia.
Westclox History - History of Westclox, Western Clock Company, Western Clock Mfg Co. and United Clock Co. (LaSalle - Peru, Illinois) and their clocks.
Swatchforum - The home for Swatch collectors, with Swatch pictures, forums, news, and links.
Antique Clocks: A Collection - Listing, and photographs of clocks in a personal collection.
Locke's Owner Guides - Descriptions of the different kinds of clocks, watches and barometers, how to care for them, and causes of common problems.
Mike's Clock Clinic's Time Information Blocks - Devoted to horology (clocks and watches) from background. to information, to research on many different watch companies.
Setclocks - Devoted to collectors of equipment made by The Standard Electric Time Company.
Interstate Time Company - Features a slide show on "Collecting Illinois Watches Without Going Broke", and discussion on private labeled Bunn Specials.
The Fascination of Old Clocks and Watches - Information and pictures on pocket watches, mantel clocks, carriage clocks, marine chronometers, electric clocks, and wristwatches.
Dave's American Clocks - A "virtual museum" of over 50 American clocks, with pictures and descriptions on each one.
Biddington's Expert Consultancy - Learn more about clockmaking directly from an expert craftsman in an interview with Clockmaker Joel Lynn at Biddington's Expert Consultancy.
Clocks and Time - Horological directory of web sites for organizations, museums for clocks and watches, mailing lists, book reviews and a watch and clock FAQ.
Collectors Site for Military Timepieces - Most articles are about German timepieces, from the 19th and 20th century. Articles are in several languages, including English, German, French and Italian.
The Clockwork Historian - Specializing in research on the early clockmakers of New England. Has records of tower clock installations for Seth Thomas, E. Howard, Stevens and Schwalbach clock companies.
Antique Clock Pictures at Barrie's Virtual Clock Museum - Pictures and information about antique and vintage clocks including grandfather, mantle and wall clocks. Electric clocks, master clocks, time recorders and anything to do with horology.
Electrical Horology - Information on electric clocks, including electrically impulsed mechanical clocks, electrically rewound mechanical clocks and pure electronic clocks. Includes pictures and descriptions on over 25 clocks.
Chelsea Clock Museum - The history of the Chelsea clock from its start around 1880 through today. Includes many pictures of clocks, advertisements, complete catalogs from 1911 and 1913, and serial number information.
The Clock Doc - Information on winding key sizes, watch serial numbers, ship bell striking and watch lathe gravers.
The Telechron Gallery - Information and history about Telechron clocks. Includes pictures of many examples, original sales literature and a message board.
Horology - Robert Terwilliger - A portrait gallery of over 135 outstanding horologists, past and present. Also a page describing what watch cocks are.
Mark Headrick's Horology Page - Extensive free information about antique clock repair, animated pictures of clock and watch escapements, and technical information about gearing. There is also a photo gallery of many pocket watches, some showing the stages of being assembled and how the parts fit together.
The Astrolabe - The history and uses of the astrolabe, a very ancient astronomical computer for solving problems relating to time and the position of the Sun and stars in the sky.
Atmos Clocks - A collector of Atmos clocks who is looking to buy additional ones. Many pictures of the different styles of Atmos clocks and short descriptions of them.
Sundials by François Blateyron - A web site dedicated to sundials, with pictures and a freeware program to download.
Roger's Fusee Engine - Pictures and description of a fully functional replica of an 1800's fusee engine.
Clock World - Pictures and descriptions of high precision clocks, including a list of Riefler clocks from around the world.
Horology - a great hobby - A very basic introduction to how electric clocks work, with animated pictures. Also a collection of cheap electric clocks with pictures and descriptions.
Hallmark Guide and Database - A database and decoder of British hallmarks for silver and gold. Often one of the few ways to date English watch and clock cases.
DB's Antique Clocks - A private collection of antique clocks by Seth Thomas, Forestville, Howard, Willard and Ansonia. Featuring grandfather, Vienna regulators, novelty and cuckoo clocks.
Panerai's Archives - Dedicated to the owners of model Luminor, Radiomir, and Luminor Marina produced by Officine Panerai.
Barry S. Goldberg's Pocket Watch Collection - Pictures and descriptions of a variety of American made pocketwatches. Also helpful information on subjects such as how to open a watch, what jewels are, and what Adjusted means.
Breguet's Archives - Dedicated to the owners of model type XX produced by Breguet.
Vienna Regulator Clocks - Information about Vienna regulator clocks.
Ralph Jones' Clock Collection Pages - Pictures and details of antique clock collections, including clocks by Eli Terry and Seth Thomas.
Horology - Pictures and information about various designs of watch.
Jürgensen Watch - Information about the Jürgensens, a Danish watch and clock making family.
Attleboro Clocks Co. Research - Dedicated to research on antique clocks with Attleboro Clock Co. Attleboro Mass on the dial.
Clock Builder's Homepage - A gallery of handmade clocks constructed by John B. Shadle, Master Clockmaker.
The Artofswatch - News on swatch watches.
McIntyre Watch Collection - History and pictures of watches from many watch companies, such as Waltham, Howard, Elgin, Hamilton and McIntyre.
Pappy's Telechron Clock Page - History and information on America's first electric clock company. Pictures and details on over 250 models of Telechron clocks.
Time Flow Clock - Information on a complex water clock at Europacenter, Berlin Germany. Includes a picture of the clock and a java simulator that you can see on your web browser.
The Clocks Site - Pictures and descriptions of several dozen hand made clocks, an astrarium, an orrery and several sun dials. Many different escapements used and pictured, including Graham, grasshopper, gravity, congrave, and lever.
Accutron History - As Told By Advertisements - Features information on the Bulova Accutron watches and how they were sold in the 1960's. Links included.
The Accutron Watch Page - Technical information on the Bulova Accutron and other tuning fork watches.
Alan's Vintage Watches - Tour a collection of vintage wrist watches with histories and stories about each one. Alan has also taken pictures of watches using electron microscopes, X-ray film and explains the luminous radium dials once used on watches.
The Amazing Bulova Accutron - Description of how an Accutron works, its history and a gallery of watches.
As Time Goes By - A starting point for learning about pocket watches. There are pointers on how pocket watches work, how to use them and how to judge their value.
A Collector of Elgin Watches - Information on Elgin pocket watches and wristwatches. History of the National Watch Company and the Elgin National Watch Company.
The Elgin Watch Collectors Site - Information on watches from the Elgin National Watch Company, its history and technical details.
Excuse Me, Do You Have The Time? - The transition from pocket watches to wrist watches: 1930s-1940s.
Hamilton Railroad Watches - A history of the Hamilton Watch Company, with many pictures of watches and vintage advertisements.
Hamilton Watches - History and information on the Hamilton watch company.
History of the Gruen Watch Company - Contains information for collectors and a detailed bibliography. Also includes a page about the Columbus Watch Company.
International Watch Fob Association - Association for collectors of watch fobs
Jon Hanson, Pocket Watch Collector - Looking to buy pocket watches, cases, dials, watch material, watch advertising, and tools. Interested in individual pieces or complete collections.
Lemelson Center Invention Features: Quartz Watch - The history, development, and how quartz watches work. Explains why quartz time keepers are used in 90% of the watches made today.
Minerva Watches - History, pictures and news about the Minerva Watch Company and their watches. Also has a discussion forum.
omega-addict - History, picture galleries and reviews of omega wrist watches. There is also a forum and a sales corner.
Origins of the Waltham Model 57 - Notes on the first machine made watches using interchangeable parts. The Howard, Davis & Dennison Co. had to reorganize at least 7 times, including into the Warren Manufacturing and Boston Watch companies.
Patek Philippe Museum - The watch museum in Geneva houses antique, pocket watches and miniature enamel crafts.
Pulsar LED wristwatches - Dedicated to the Pulsar LED wristwatches, manufactured from 1970 to 1979. Find information about the models, history, Pulsar LED links, and collectors.
RedSubmariner.com - Information and history of Rolex Sports watches, in particular the 'Red Submariner.
1600s Watch Reproduction - Ian W. Wright's project to use period tools, techniques and materials to create a watch like those found in the 1600s.
Sams Watches - Personal watch collection including picture and commentary on each watch.
Swiss Watches - Technical, historical and collector information on Swiss watches.
Time Information Blocks - Histories of many American watch companies and people involved in the American watch industries.
Time2watch - Links, information and articles about watch collecting.
Time4watcheS - Articles on wrist watches such as inspecting watches, buying watches, gold in watches and watch calibers. Also reviews of watch magazines, a glossary of watch terms, and short quizzes to test your knowledge.
Timexpo Museum - The history of the Timex watch.
TimeZone - Designed to provide watch enthusiasts with information on your shared passion. You will find chat rooms, watch forums, an on-line watch school and numerous articles to enhance your knowledge and appreciation of watches.
Watch Articles - A collection of articles about various makes of wrist watch.
The Watch Guy - Information on watch collecting, horology, repair and watch company history.
Watch Info Page - Several articles on wrist watches such as the Omega Cal 354 Seamaster and the a 1967 Ladies Certina.
Watch Information From Oldwatch.com - History and information about many watch companies and a glossary on watch terms.
Watch Information Page - Information about various types of watch.
Watch It! - Many articles on such topics as wrist watches, time, how to assess the value of a watch, and book reviews.
Watchnews.com - Information for everyone with an interest in watches including the latest on brands, trends, technological developments and the watchmaking profession itself.
Wristwatch Guide - History of wristwatches in general and specific histories of almost a dozen Swiss and American companies. Also includes a news and lore section, and a directory of watch manufacture web sites.
Zodiac Watches - History and information on the Zodiac Watch Company. Includes pictures and descriptions of many models and technical articles.
Watch Net - Buy, sell, trade and discuss watches. Comprehensive website offering resources for watch enthusiasts with dealer and private message boards and forums.
WatchForum - Discussion forums, reviews, a photo gallery and a marketplace.
www.BroadArrow.net - The Military Watch Resource. Has discussion forums, picture galleries and a sales forum.
All of Horology's E-mailing List - A list that deals with questions and answers by collectors, hobbyist, and professionals concerning clocks and watches.
Watch and Fine Time Piece Discussion Group - A mailing list intent on bringing watch enthusiasts together to discuss their daily finds, assistance in repair, restoration, book reviews, show comments, buying selling and trading.
Timex Watch Forum - A resource for those interested in Timex watches and history.
Hamilton Watch collectors Forum - Several forums for identifying and discussing Hamilton watches.
Alpharetta Dinosaur Pocketwatch Forum - Discussion on all brands of pocket watches.
Connecting Watches Forum - Forums for watch buyers, including a sales forum, and several discussion forums.
Chronoswiss Forum - Talk and discussion about Chronoswiss wristwatches.
Clockmakers - A Yahoo club dedicated to those interested in making high quality horological items.
The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. - Dedicated to the collection, restoration, research and appreciation of all manner of clocks, watches, and sun dials. They have many resources to help everyone from new collectors to experienced professionals.
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute - A not-for-profit trade association for watchmakers and clockmakers, dedicated to the advancement of horology. Provides extensive educational and technical services.
British Horological Institute - Place for hints and tips on clock and watch repair. Also includes a Identification Photo Database with modern and antique clock and watch movements.
Horology - The Index: Membership Organizations - Comprehensive global list of membership organizations of interest to collectors of clocks and watches and other horologists, both enthusiasts and professionals.
Lone Star NAWCC Chapter 124 - An educational group dedicated to preserving and understanding horology. The offer regular meetings, classes and free software to do such things as search the NAWCC bulletin index, design sundials, and help clockmakers.
Pocket Horology - NAWCC chapter 174, specializing in pocket watch research and history. Picture galleries of rare watches, pocket watch forum open to everyone and chapter publications.
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers - Founded in by a Royal Charter in 1631, this London guild is one of the oldest hrological organizations.
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH - Info on swiss made watches, glossary, a watch FAQ, links to watch brands official websites, news, history, and statistics.
NAWCC Florida Council - National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Florida Council. Includes information on upcoming regional marts and on NAWCC chapters in Florida.
The Antiquarian Horological Society - A learned Society dedicated to the study of antiquarian clocks, watches and other forms of timekeeping.
Rocky Mountain Chapter 21, NAWCC - Chapter information, articles written by chapter members, library and video store.
International Watch Fob Association - Organization for collectors of watch fobs.
Atlanta Chapter 24, NAWCC - Atlanta Chapter 24, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. Information about past and future meetings, bylaws, and a buy/sell page for members.
AIHH - The Association Interprofessionnelle de la Haute Horlogerie (AIHH) has a primary goal to promote Swiss Fine Watchmaking.
NAWCC Chapter 59 San Diego - San Diego, California chapter of the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors. Includes information about meetings.
British Watch & Clock Collectors Association - The BWCCA's main aim is to bring together collectors of a wide variety of timepieces and associated paraphernalia.

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