Comments on: Restoring Family Treasures: My Great-Grandfather’s Pocket Watch

By: Ormaz

Ormaz — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:17:00 +0000

Hello Judie, your comments remind me of my earlier days when I was terribly intrigued with watches of all shapes sizes and colors. Later my mother encouraged me to join a watch repair institute; just so that I could fix the watches which I had managed to stop from working because of my interference. Well the rest is history. I went on to be come a successful part time watch repairer a hobby which I actively pursued till my job change where it became more distant from the spare shops and also more time consuming due to the travel time involved. In my heart, I am still a watch restorer !

By: Drew Guttadore

Drew Guttadore — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:43:40 +0000

Brilliant Judie! I love stories about older watches.. Waltham and Elgin were the predominant pocket watch makers of the time and love to see their work. Unfortunately, pocket watches are not the implement they once were and finding new ones to start the same history with is quite difficult.. Thanks for the story!

By: doogald

doogald — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:59:56 +0000

Wow, I have a watch like this as well, my grandfather’s, also a Waltham Watch (learned after my father had it appraised – it says “Lambert Bros.” but was made at the Waltham Watch factory.) My grandfather also crudely scrawled his name inside the back – I wonder if that was common practice back the? I think that the watch is just a bit newer, from around 1913 or something, when he was in his late thirties. It still works very well, though I rarely wind it.

By: Shoe Watch Repair

Shoe Watch Repair — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:30:37 +0000

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By: Jeff Frantz

Jeff Frantz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:32:34 +0000

Great story. I have an Elgin that was my grandfather’s pocket watch. He passed away about 10 years ago, just shy of his 100th birthday. We’re not sure of the exact date on the watch, but I had it cleaned and repaired, and now it’s on a display stand in my study. Considering that the watches were likely something your relatives carried on a daily basis, they’re a great tie to your family history.

By: breley

breley — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:38:23 +0000

Marvelous! I have a deep soft spot for pocket watches and old clocks. When I was a kid we had a family friend who used to open and close his pocket watch one-handed, I thought that was so cool. I’ve got a couple of pocket watches, a couple of antique mantle clocks, an old regulator clock and a grandfather clock. Drives everyone bonkers when they all chime.

By: Shoe Watch Repair

Shoe Watch Repair — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:30:37 +0000

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