Locating Original Vintage Watches
If you enjoy antiques there is no doubt that somewhere along the way you looked at vintage watches. However locating and purchasing truly authentic vintage watches can be a challenge, but a fun one. The first step is to get familiar with the different styles and manufactures of vintage watches. Knowing these things will help you maximize your investment and make sure that the watch you purchase will have the most value.
Good Vintage Watches Manufacturers
One of the most reputable and long standing manufacturers of watches is the Waltham Watch Company. Based in Waltham Massachusetts, this company has been manufacturing watches since the mid eighteen hundreds. Watches from this time period are extremely collectable and can be worth a lot of money to the right investor. They have several famous vintage watches including the eighteen fifty-three P.S. Bartlett watch. This watch originally sold for forty dollars, quiet a sum of money at that time. If you can find one of these prized possessions, purchase it without hesitation. Other watches from the Boston Watch Company, an older name for Waltham, are also extremely collectable. These watches were marked Dennison, Howard,
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