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Jan 28, 2021,11:14 AM
 

About a year ago we found an old pocket watch in the belongings of my late father. Connected to the silver chain was one of those silver old oval mini photo holders. On it the photo with my grandparents

I later on discovered that my grand father had received that pocket watch at the day he got married. We calculated and that placed it back an odd 100 years.

The biggest surprise came when we carefully wound the watch. After 5-6 windings tick-tick it started.

It must have been at least 30 years since that watch had last run.


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My Grandfather's Pocketwatch

 
 By: EinPa : January 27th, 2021-18:22
Sadly the movement is likely beyond repair ...  

I have an old Solvil myself...

 
 By: Mary Anny : January 28th, 2021-01:36
Tell us more about yours please!

Cool peice. Any way to swap the movement then to get one that works?

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : January 28th, 2021-04:19

Great idea

 
 By: EinPa : January 28th, 2021-05:10
I wouldn’t know where to look to be honest

I would not know either but maybe some of the fellow purist here would

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : January 28th, 2021-05:19

Still something to treasure.

 
 By: MichaelC : January 28th, 2021-09:33
Thanks for posting it.

Here is mine

 
 By: Jurry : January 28th, 2021-11:14
About a year ago we found an old pocket watch in the belongings of my late father. Connected to the silver chain was one of those silver old oval mini photo holders. On it the photo with my grandparents I later on discovered that my grand father had recei...