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Museum dedicated to the history of the Timex watch. Virtual tour, electronic postcards, timeline, news and links.
http://www.timexpo.com/

Features information on the Bulova Accutron watches and how they were sold in the 1960's. Links included.
http://www.dashto.com/accutronhistor/

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 explains the luminous radium dials once used on watches.
http://alanwatch.homestead.com/

Technical and historical information on Accutron watches.
http://www.elektron.demon.co.uk/accutron.html

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.
http://duke.usask.ca/~lowey/watches/index.html

Information on Elgin pocket watches and wristwatches. History of the National Watch Company and the Elgin National Watch Company.
http://rustyrobin.com

The transition from pocket watches to wrist watches: 1930s-1940s.
http://otal.umd.edu/~vg/amst205.S97/vj42/pr5intro.htm

A history of the Hamilton Watch Company, with many pictures of watches and vintage advertisements.
http://tom_watkins.tripod.com/Hamilton/3hamrrwatch.html

Contains historical information for collectors and a detailed bibliography. Also includes a page about the Columbus Watch Company.
http://www.pixelp.com/gruen

Notes on the first machine made watches using interchangeable parts.
http://www.pricelessads.com/m57/index.html

The watch museum in Geneva houses antique, pocket watches and miniature enamel crafts.
http://www.patekmuseum.com

Links, information and articles about dive watch collecting.
http://www.time2watch.net

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.
http://www.time4watches.com/

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.
http://www.TimeZone.com/

A collection of articles about various makes of wrist watch.
http://home.xnet.com/~cmaddox/cm3articles.html

Information on watch collecting, horology, repair and watch company history.
http://www.thewatchguy.homestead.com/

Several articles on wrist watches such as the Omega Cal 354 Seamaster and the a 1967 Ladies Certina.
http://213.237.13.198.adsl.hc.worldonline.dk/nik

History and information about many watch companies and a glossary on watch terms.
http://www.oldwatch.com/info.html

Many articles on such topics as wrist watches, time, how to assess the value of a watch, and book reviews.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rkeulen/watch/

History and information on the Zodiac Watch Company. Includes pictures and descriptions of many models and technical articles.
http://www.VintageZodiacs.com/

History and pictures of watches from McIntyre.
http://www.awco.org/MWCo/index.htm

Devoted to horology (clocks and watches) from background. to information, to research on many different watch companies.
http://www.webcom.com/z4murray/sweet.shtml

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.
http://barrygoldberg.net/watches.htm

Melbourne Chapter 122 combined with the Australian Antiquarian Horological Society is an organisation for all with a serious interest in clocks and watches.
http://www.clockandwatchclub.com

Pictures and information about various designs of watch.
http://www.tsoft.net/~hbv/horology/

Technical, historical and collector information on Swiss watches.
http://www.ozdoba.net/swisswatch/watchmain.html

Includes images of error and collectible watches, forums, links, history, information and how to identify varieties.
http://www.swatchforum.com/

Information on watches from the Elgin National Watch Company, its history and technical details. Includes a serial number lookup and many scanned documents.
http://elginwatches.org/

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.
http://www.awco.org

Dedicated to the owners of model type XX produced by Breguet.
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/b/breguet/

Analog and digital timepieces, Butterfinger promo and Itchy and Scratchy watches from The Simpsons
http://www.bartfan.com/watches.htm

Online resource for everything Swatch, including an easy to use directory for identifying a Swatch model.
http://www.etswatch.com/

The official club for Swatch owners including a forum and details of events.
http://newclub.swatch.com/

A site about Russian, East German and Czech watches. Pictures, brief info, a couple of more in-depth reviews
http://odyssey.apana.org.au/~abolton/watchstart.html

Information resource about a large variety of luxury watches.
http://www.glamourwatches.com

Pictures of my German mechanical wristwatches, including a Bundeswehr issued Heuer Chronograph that is popular with collectors.
http://www.geocities.com/alancook.geo/wristwatch.htm

Useful information about collecting pocket watches and pocket watch makers. Including values, serial numbers, cases, parts, mechanisms.
http://www.antique-pocket-watch.com

Personal watch collection gallery: detailed descriptions, many pictures, and movies. In both English and Japanese.
http://s89500954.onlinehome.us

Search Engine for vintage Waltham Serial Numbers.
http://www.waltham.ch/cgi/waltham/search.asp

A referece site for Longines watch collectors. Lots of photographs and descriptions of Longines watches.
http://timewatches.us/Longines/e/home.html

An International community of wrist watches enthusiasts.
http://www.connectingwatches.com

Talk, learn and enjoy the world of Panerai Watches.
http://www.viapaneristi.com

All the latest news and information from the world of Swatch watch collectors!
http://www.stay-tuned-to-sw.de/swatch.html

News, links and discussion about Omega watches.
http://www.omegablogger.com/

My small website devoted to my vintage watch collection. Information and pictures.
http://vinwatdjs.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

Research and identification of Accutron timepieces with a sampling of other brands of tuning fork watches
http://www.dashto.com/research/default.htm

Technical information on Bulova Accutrons and other tuning fork watches.
http://www.iinet.net.au/~fotoplot/acc.htm

History of the Accutron watch from the viewpoint of the inventor Max Hetzel.
http://members.aol.com/msaccutron/

Selection of stories and articles about vintage watches.
http://members.shaw.ca/lorraine.hill/home.htm

History of the invention of tuning fork watches with emphasis on the Bulova.
http://www.iit.edu/~matleri/bulova.html