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For many collectors, the gold standard in vintage wristwatches is, well, a vintage gold wristwatch. Whether it’s yellow or white, 14 karat or 18, gold adds instant luster to a wristwatch, elevating one’s Rolex, Seiko, or Hamilton from mere timepiece to treasured keepsake. Indeed, even as people have weaned themselves from wristwatches due to the proliferation of electronic devices fitted with built-in clocks, gold wristwatches continue to hold their appeal.
Ladies 14K Gold MOVADO wrist watch.
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The double eagle is really a result of the California Gold Rush. Prior to the California Gold Rush, the biggest gold discoveries w… [more]

I got interested in pocket watches from working on mechanical things. I had an old car, and working on it gave me immediate satisf… [more]

I got into watches because of my interest in vintage racing and vintage rally cars. I was going to local vintage races in Georgia,… [more]

Call it beginner's luck, but a four-year-old kid found a 16th-century gold pendant the other day. It was his first time using a me… [more]

I was living in New York and helping my landlord get some things together for a local garage sale. As I was going through all the … [more]

I grew up outside of Philadelphia. I didn’t have any particular interest in clocks or watches as a kid; that came after I started … [more]

I started with pocket watches as a child, watching old movies on television, watching the cowboys occasionally pull out an old poc… [more]

Steve Waddington’s vintage Omega watch site, featuring in-depth pages on models like Omega’s Pilot Line, Chrono… [read review or visit site]

This online exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is a great way to get an overview… [read review or visit site]

Jeffrey Stein's great reference site on Heuer chronographs and dashboard timepieces. This site offers everything yo… [read review or visit site]

This website, from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, gives visitors a satisfying glimpse into the world of watch… [read review or visit site]

This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [read review or visit site]

This gallery of hundreds of LCD and calculator watches from the 1980s includes nerd-friendly brands like Casio, Sei… [read review or visit site]