ANTIQUE CLOCKS A GUIDE FOR ANTIQUE BUYERS AND COLLECTORS
Watch mechanisms that measure the minutes and seconds of our lives. They have something mystical and at the same time attractive. Perhaps that is why the interest of mankind in this subject does not fade away and it does not go out of fashion. On the contrary, they acquire the status of antiques, increasing their value over the years. To make such a rare acquisition is a great success for the collector, which will warm his soul for a long time to come. FROM THE HISTORY OF THE ISSUE Humanity has not retained any information about how the first watch mechanisms arose. But since ancient times, water or sand mechanisms have been in use. They were not very accurate, but no one demanded that from them. Compared to these bulky mechanisms, the sand ones seemed just miniature, moreover, they could be used indoors, which became a real revolution in watchmaking. But the real boom of interest in clockwork began around the 17th century. with the introduction of mechanical objects. Antiquaries claim