Many families have heirloom wrist watches or pocket watches that have been handed down through the generations from father to son. Along the years, these timepieces may have suffered a few bumps ...

Though the term “heirloom pocket knife” is a bit amorphous, it does bring certain associations to mind, including but not always “heritage,” “wood” and “simplicity.” Only with real intent can you ...

The 14-carat heirloom, ... John Jacob Astor IV's gold pocket watch that was recovered from his body after the Titanic sank has sold for a record total of nearly $1.5 million.

LONG ISLAND - President Theodore Roosevelt's missing pocket watch was found after nearly forty years, according to the National Parks Service (NPS). The beloved family heirloom belonging to the ...

For almost 40 years, a pocket watch that once belonged to President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt has been missing ever since it was stolen from a museum exhibition. Finally, it turned up at an ...

“Everyone had a pocket watch in those days,” says Steve Kivel, the third-generation owner of Grand Central Watch, the firm I entrusted my heirloom to, which is also the second-oldest business ...

The Watch Museum's inventory includes a wide array of pocket watches, such as Verge Fusee, Pair Cased, Repeater, Chronograph, English Lever, and Breguet models.

A gold pocket watch said to have been made for J.P. Morgan disappeared, prompting a hunt that plunged into the baroque world of high-end antiquities.

Brooke Astor's disgraced son is 'selling a FRAUDULENT Titanic heirloom pocket watch for $1m and claiming it is the one worn by John Jacob Astor to his death' Anthony Marshall, ...

While $57,500 may seem pricey to many for an heirloom, regardless of its connection to history, other items – including at least one watch – from the Titanic have fetched even higher amounts ...

The pocket watch was crafted in 1910 by Alfred Overstrijd, a Jewish man from the Dutch city of Rotterdam who was then learning to be a watchmaker. He made it as a gift for his brother, Louis, for ...