ShamusNC

joined 1 year ago

[Discussion] What's the oldest watch you have? in c/watches@style.land

[–] ShamusNC@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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My grandfathers Waltham pocket watch. My grandmother gave it to him for their wedding so it’s from the 1930’s.

The plan is for me to get proficient at fixing watches and get it running and fixed up

[Discussion] What’s a watch that may not be expensive but is sentimentally valuable to you? What’s the story behind it? in c/watches@style.land

[–] ShamusNC@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a Waltham pocket watch from sometime in the 1930’s. Full set, meaning it includes the box and the card it came with. Open market, if I fix it up and get running again it may be $300-$700 tops. It’s the watch my grandmother gave my grandfather at their wedding. It’s worth everything to me. I plan to restore it and give it back to my mom.

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