Ya' gotta' love a 90 year old watch that still keeps great time!GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:49 amWay to "stay classy" TMKtoomanyknives wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:22 am Here's my fancy old man watch from 1935..IMG_0580 (2).JPGVery nice!
Anyone collect Watches?
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When my son Barrett graduated with his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 2017 we gave him my wife’s grandfather’s Waltham Premier pocket watch, circa 1940 that wasn’t working.
In 2018 I got on the waiting list for a watchmaker in Delaware. Late last year my number came up and today we got the restored watch back with a new crystal and hands.
I think it was worth the 6+ year wait given that it’s over 80 years old. Thanks for looking.
In 2018 I got on the waiting list for a watchmaker in Delaware. Late last year my number came up and today we got the restored watch back with a new crystal and hands.
I think it was worth the 6+ year wait given that it’s over 80 years old. Thanks for looking.
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Looks great with the new crystal and hands. Very nice.
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What a beauty, Tom. I have my father's and grandfather's pocket watches. True heirlooms!bestgear wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:45 pm When my son Barrett graduated with his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 2017 we gave him my wife’s grandfather’s Waltham Premier pocket watch, circa 1940 that wasn’t working.
In 2018 I got on the waiting list for a watchmaker in Delaware. Late last year my number came up and today we got the restored watch back with a new crystal and hands.
I think it was worth the 6+ year wait given that it’s over 80 years old. Thanks for looking.