Complete Price Guide to Watches - Softcover

Shugart, Cooksey; Engle, Tom; Gilbert, Richard E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574324594 ISBN 13: 9781574324594

Publisher: Collector Books, 2005

Synopsis

The Complete Price Guide to Watches is the most reliable and convenient guide available. This annual book is a miniature encyclopedia with over 1,200 pages, over 10,350 watches listed with current values, and more than 7,850 illustrations. American and European pocket watches, wrist watches, and even comic and character watches fill this comprehensive guide. It also includes tips for collectors and historical information, as well as guidelines for grading and appraising watches. With this handy pocket reference, collectors can make on-the-spot judgments about identification, age, quality, and value. The Complete Price Guide to Watches has become the professional standard for watch collectors and dealers.

About this title

Review:

"This book has become the standard reference among watch collectors." — Brimfield Antique Guide

"There have been thousands of price changes in the world of watches, which makes it essential for any serious collector or collector's library to keep updated versions of Complete Price Guide To Watches on hand. Not for the casual collector, this 'bible' packs in some 1,000 pages of values and detail, offering up identification keys, tips on comparing movements and styles, and much more. The black and white photos of watches are just large enough to make identification easier." — The Bookwatch

About the Author:

Tom Engle, Richard E. Gilbert and Cooksey Shugart have each been active horologists for over 40 years and are all lifetime members of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC). They have searched for fine timepieces throughout the world and are the foremost experts in the field of antique horology. Tom Engle lives in Louisville, KY and Richard Gilbert lives in Sarasota, FL. Cooksey Shugart lived in Cleveland, TN. He passed away in 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collector Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1574324594
• ISBN 13: 9781574324594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1173