Alan's Vintage Watches
Tour a collection of vintage wrist watches with histories and stories about each one. There are also pictures of watches using electron microscopes, X-ray film and explaination of the luminous radium dials once used on watches.
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.
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.
The Elgin Watch Collectors Site
Information on watches from the Elgin National Watch Company, its history and technical details. Includes a serial number lookup and many scanned documents.
Watch articles written by Chuck Maddox
A collection of articles about various makes of wrist watch.
Accutron: Max Hetzel
History of the first electronic tuning fork watch from the viewpoint of the inventor.
L. B. Hill's Vintage Watches
Selection of stories and articles about vintage watches.
Official Swatch Club
The official club for Swatch owners including a forum and details of events.
Excuse Me, Do You Have The Time?
The transition from pocket watches to wrist watches: 1930s-1940s.
In memory of time
Personal watch collection gallery: detailed descriptions, many pictures, and movies. In both English and Japanese.
House of Longines
A reference site for Longines watch collectors. Lots of photographs and descriptions of Longines watches.
Hamilton Railroad Watches
A history of the Hamilton Watch Company, with many pictures of watches and vintage advertisements.
Vintage Watch Collection
Small website devoted to vintage watch collection. Information and pictures.
Breguet's Archives
Dedicated to the owners of model type XX produced by Breguet.
TimeZone
Designed to provide watch enthusiasts with information including chat rooms, watch forums, an on-line watch school and numerous articles to enhance your knowledge and appreciation of watches.
Zodiac Watches
History and information on the Zodiac Watch Company. Includes pictures and descriptions of many models and technical articles.
Antique Pocket Watch
Useful information about collecting pocket watches and pocket watch makers. Including values, serial numbers, cases, parts, mechanisms.
McIntyre Watch Company
History and pictures of watches from McIntyre.
American Watch Company (AWCo) Public Service Web
Histories and pictures of watches from many watch companies, such as Waltham, Howard, Elgin, Hamilton and McIntyre. Includes databases for Waltham and Elgin private label watches and an archives of other collector's watches and clocks.
Collecting Simpsons! - Wrist watches from The Simpsons
Analog and digital timepieces, Butterfinger promo and Itchy and Scratchy watches from The Simpsons
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Inc
Melbourne Chapter 122 combined with the Australian Antiquarian Horological Society is an organisation for all with a serious interest in clocks and watches.
Connecting Watches
An International community of wrist watches enthusiasts.
Accutron History - As Told By Advertisements
Features information on the Bulova Accutron watches and how they were sold in the 1960's. Links included.
Accutron Dashto Horological Services
Research and identification of Accutron timepieces with a sampling of other brands of tuning fork watches
Etswatch - Everything Swatch
Online resource for everything Swatch, including an easy to use directory for identifying a Swatch model.
Alan Cook's Watch Collection
Pictures of German mechanical wristwatches, including a Bundeswehr issued Heuer Chronograph that is popular with collectors.
Glamour Watches
Information resource about a large variety of luxury watches.
The Accutron Watch Page
Technical information on the Bulova and other tuning fork watches.
Tuning Fork Watches
History of the invention of tuning fork watches with emphasis on the Bulova.
Oldwatch.com
History and information about many watch companies and a glossary on watch terms.
Omega Blogger
News, links and discussion about Omega watches.
Swiss Watches
Technical, historical and collector information on Swiss watches.
Patek Philippe Museum
The watch museum in Geneva houses antique, pocket watches and miniature enamel crafts.
The Gruen Watch Company
Historical information for collectors and a detailed bibliography. Also includes a page about the Columbus Watch Company.
Origins of the Waltham Model 57
Notes on the first machine made watches using interchangeable parts.
Rusty's Place
Collector of Elgin Watches provides information on the company's pocket and wristwatches, as well as a history of the National Watch Company and the Elgin National Watch Company.
Swatch Forum
Includes images of error and collectible watches, forums, links, history, information and how to identify varieties.
The Watch Guy
Information on watch collecting, horology, repair and watch company history.
Time2watch
Links, information and articles about dive 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
Museum dedicated to the history of the Timex watch. Virtual tour, electronic postcards, timeline, news and links.
Horology
Pictures and information about various designs of watch.
Waltham Watches: Waltham Memorial
Includes the history of the company founded in 1850 and a search engine for vintage serial numbers.
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.
Watch It!
Many articles on such topics as wrist watches, time, how to assess the value of a watch, and book reviews.
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