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May 2003 Workshop was on clock and watch evaluation, 27 members      attended.  Doug Minty, Michael Smith, Lindsay Bramall and Phillippe     Mesnage presented the group with advice on evaluation and valuing clocks    and watches.  A really informative day of great assistance to the members, especially the advice of the many pitfalls one can fall into when evaluating clocks and trying to assess their value, especially when you are considering purchasing an item - caveat emptor!
We were split into groups and given clocks to evaluate, report on what we found and what was it's value This is a German bracket clock by Winterhalder & Hofmeier Sch
How was this determined? - by markings on the backplate and reference to books We made use  of   the books in our      library - Allix for carriage clocks as an  example
How do you asses and value a 400 day clock? This one has a cracked base, looks pretty ordinary, but is quite unusual because it has a calendar This is a repeating carriage clock in unrestored state, quite attractive.  What's it worth    fixed up?
A nice looking French Cartel clock - is it right?  Japy Freres et Cie count wheel movement ?1880 Doesn't fit with the case which could be C 1910.  We considered this a marriage and a "decorator" clock
This says Made in France on the dial and has an American style visible escapement Alan checks out    this Astral dial movement
Phillippe gave us a talk on French clocks and this one is definitely not.  Perhaps a crude Indian or Asian copy of a 4 glass regulator Again, is this what if seems?  No, it's     not an Ansonia Habana but a Japanese copy of similar vintage.    How does this       affect a valuation?
An attractive German made case with time and strike movement However it has a replacement     English movement    another marriage -  how does this affect value?
C 1830 brass French clock - very attractive.  Dial redone On closer inspectio however reveals that the front of the case has been swapped for the back - tell tale screw holes
An Emu Egg clock and French marble, how do you value? The name and numbers on the clock have been gone     over with texta, hmmm, what does this do to value?
A miniature banjo, 20th C with offset winding hole A restored Seth Thomas NSW  Railway clock - repainted dial.  What's it worth    Ray?
Close up of the American  banjo with pictures of Mount Vernon An original      Ansonia Swinger - many swinger  Reproductions are coming onto the market, how does this affect  valuations - does     it put buyers off?
Ship's Chronometers are a specialised field and have a big range in age and value Doesn't look right     an Austrian 30     hour movement       in a made up ugly case?     Does nothing for Noel.
This is a German Chronometer, which would get a higher price in Germany than Australia This is another German clock with an Australian theme
We also covered Watches, both pocket and wrist Doug Minty  shows the details on a   large tv screen