Excerpt: "Rainwater" Nov 9, 2009
"Not for any price? You don't see pocket watches like that these days. The new ones look...well, new. Shininess makes them appear phony and cheap, doesn't it? A patina, like that on yours, gives it character." Her husband, who'd been browsing the bookshelves, joined them at the counter. Like his wife, he leaned across the display case to better inspect the watch's workmanship. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Neiman Marcus releases fantasy gift list Oct 22, 2009
Mike Libby preserves non-endangered insects and adorns them with mechanical parts from recycled pocket watches. The resulting artwork comes in a walnut display case for $8,500. (AZCentral -- Business)
Neiman Marcus 2009 Christmas Book released Oct 7, 2009
Among the most unique gifts is insect lab specimen artwork for $8,500 a preserved and posed African flower beetle adorned with parts from antique pocket watches. Now in its 83rd year, Neiman's Christmas Book is known for such over-the-top gifts. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
The top 10 things to bring to the dorm Aug 22, 2009
Oddly large timepieces work well such as hourglasses or giant pocket watches but so do smaller items that can be found at your local Goodwill. The bottom line: after Target, Wal-Mart, and Bed Bath & Beyond, hit up the thrift shops. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Smoke, fire and hope Aug 13, 2009
Across the street from the burning heartache, I overheard people who d been inside his home at one time or another talk about the treasures: a box of pocket watches that to say they were antique, would be redundant. There was a collection of papers from the Ku Klux Klan that would have been the envy of historians and probably the FBI.. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Crime Watch (July 21) Jul 21, 2009
Jewelry, antique pocket watches, three long guns and assorted silverware were taken from a residence, possibly between January and March 2008. The value of the items was 2,500. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Treasure Hunters to dig in Montrose Jul 14, 2009
Pocket watches Chopard, Elgin, Bunn Special, Railroad, Illinois, Hamilton, etc. Tiffany: Items signed by LCT, lamps, vases, art glass, etc. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Our homes are full of valuables Jul 11, 2009
Recently, three different collectors stopped at Frank's for pocket watches. There are other not-so-hot movers, as well. (Sioux City Journal)
State auctions off goods from safe deposit boxes Jun 20, 2009
Local experts provide the latest information on Healthcare issues that matter to you. Fresh Ideas withLeigh Ann. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Schools out, but learning isnt Apr 11, 2009
Participants learned about the beginning of the American Revolution, and created pocket watches to remind them of Paul Revere's famous ride. More related photos. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Message Found Engraved Inside Of Lincolns Pocket Watch Mar 11, 2009
WASHINGTON (March 10, 2009)--For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside one of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watches and now we know what it says. On Tuesday at the National Museum of American History, a watchmaker used tiny tools to open the pocket watch to reveal the message left during repairs in 1861. (KWTX.com, TX)
Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch Mar 11, 2009
WASHINGTON - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside one of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watches. Now we know what it says. (AZCentral -- News)
Dazzlers to watch out for Mar 8, 2009
Weve always had diamonds on watches, even for pocket watches. But weve concentrated on mainly mechanical watches for years. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
