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sorry for the late response, I was away. I am still waiting on a reply back to find out what year my father was drafted. We're not estranged, but i want to be sure of when it was. stay tuned. P.S. I found myself wandering thru a street of antique shops in hopes of discovering a great GP find like th

had my grammy's watch for ,wow, over 10 years now, but i bought the little magnifier not for the watch but because it sounded neat to view. So this last week after i ran out of things to magnify i remembered the watch and that's when it all happened. I am still so amazed at such workmanship and almo

This thread caught my eye because (try to keep the laughs to a minimum ) but i happened to see an ad for Walmart of all places with a little hand held piece claiming to be 60x and on clearance for around six bucks, so i had to see. This is what i used to take the pics of my grammy's GP watch, and ha

Thank you so much! Im still not clear on the year he passed but must have not been very long after as he did go unexpectedly before my father was drafted into Vietnam war. Aside from it being so beautiful, this would be the reason she cherished it so, and i feel so blessed to be the one she passed i

so I was right! yes, i am new to this site but it seems that the consensus is that blomman is our go-to guy! he did actually tell me he will help and I'm so excited , however I didnt realize I was bugging him on holiday, and yet he was still kind enough to respond to tell me this. you guys all seem

Hello all, my grandmother passed this on to me. It was very special to her as my grandfather, the love of her life gave it to her. He passed away far too soon, when my father was just 21 and right before he (my dad) was drafted into the vietnam war. I have been working on a timeline of this history

or anyone for that matter. That is an awesome find by the way! I LOVE it. I too have a beautiful watch, priceless to me regardless of dollar value as it was my grandma's. i would just like to know more about this watch. could anybody help me out here please? Here is a picture, and the number on the