Grandpa's Old Pocket Watch

Many of us have been blessed by receiving an old pocket watch from or Grandpa or perhaps from our father. These beautiful antique time pieces don't have much demand as a time keeper in today's world but the do still have both sentimental value and value as a collectible. Many antique pocket watches were made with very high quality precious metals and gems. Some of the most popular and most commonly found pocket watches found today were made by Elgin. Elgin watches very greatly in price from fairly inexpensive to outrageouly priced. Depending on the amount of jewels, the metal the casing is made from, how decorative the face is will determine much of its monetary worth.

Silver and Gold are probably the most common metals used to make the watch case and chains found on antique pocket watches. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other precious gems can also be found on some of the most ornate of these pocket watches.

Like any collectible antique there is a large quantity of these pocket watches avialable through garage sales, online auctions and local thrift stores, so keep your eyes peeled as you are out and about. With the price of gold and silver doing particularly well in the market today you might be suprised at the price you will have to pay for a Gold Antique Pocket Watch