Most of the people, who have a liking for time pieces, tend to collect clocks and watches.

1. You need to first determine what is that you want to collect, whether it is the clock type, watch type or the time piece type. Some of the people collect them based on factors such as their designer, the era in which they were made, the design of the item, the country from which it comes, and even the material used for the item. Some others simply collect a mix of all these, just checking out for the best looking ones in the industry.
2. Make a study on the various types of clocks or watches you would like to collect.
3. Get a guide that will help you purchase the best pieces available. Purchase guides for clocks and watches are available which will help you know the price of each brand and type of time pieces. They will also assist you in knowing the age of each time piece.
4. Join a group which collects watches, time pieces etc. this can help you get news about newest as well as oldest fashioned watches and clocks, and you can also share your stories about the collection you have. The clevercollector.com is one such group of collectors of antique clocks.
5. You can check online and find auction sites, online stores and other dealers who sell such antique pieces, and also websites of different brands of watches and clocks, to get a better idea about the pricing and the demand for the product.
6. Going around the local antique stores and shops, checking out jewellery stores etc can also help you sometimes, to find a catchy time piece.
7. The flea markets that are available locally and the yard sales are some other options to check out when you are planning to start an antique watch collection.

Warnings

Any watch maker with good professionalism and also good reputation can help you in repairing the antique type as well as vintage watches.

There are a lot of fake companies which come up with fake time pieces at lower prices. Be sure not to fall for it and before buying your item, get sufficient knowledge about the product through reading, local shops, shows etc.