May 14, 2013
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The Pocket Watch I Carry
I like old pocket watches.Most of the pocket watches I own were handed down to me -
they are the watches my ancestors carried in life.Most of these watches do not have a high dollar value -
but they do have a high sentimental value to me.I generally do not like to carry these watches -
pocket watches are fragile -
and many of them I have had restored to working order.Yet there is one I carry from time to time.
The case for this pocket watch is from a pocket watch my grandfather owned.
The works for that watch were rusted solid - but the case was beautiful.So I bought a Hamilton pocket watch with a bad case on EBay from the same period -
and replaced the rusted out works with operating works.
This is the case.
It is fascinating to realize that these watches were made long long ago - and many still work.
They used to make things to last - and be repaired.
These days - everything seems to be disposable.
You can buy an electronic quartz watch - and it will keep much better time.
But it will be obsolete in 15 years. You will not be able to buy batteries or repair them.
My dad's retirement wrist watch is like that.
You cannot buy the batteries - and one of the motors is burned out.
It really can't be practically fixed.
Comments (16)
I may have an old pocket watch. I love them. Most kids are not buying watches because the use cell phones. lol
That case really is beautiful -- from the days when such crafts were valued!
It really is nice! And yep! Sentimental value! Priceless!
that is a beautiful watch, probably more valuable than you think...I'm so old I just use a sundial, just in case I need to know what time to come in to eat =))))
It is a beautiful case. I like pocket watches, too, but it's hard to carry them in jeans of the tight variety! I've always wanted one of those that hang on your belt loop, but I haven't gotten around to getting one.
I'm going to be mad if I have to get a new watch, I love mine!
Thats a gem. Take good care of it
Beautiful post and watch
This is beautiful, both the watch and the memory
Lovely case, beautiful cherished memory. ♥
Cool!
Lovely watch. So true about things being made as disposables. I have an old autoclave at work that was made in the early 1960s. It has had the thermostat replaced twice, the heating element, the door seal, the timer, and the cord replaced on different occasions. The electrician says that as long as they make any kind of thermostat and the fuses, it will last forever! It is a very "basic" machine. The new one that was purchased is so cheaply made that I doubt it will survive until my retirement!
Wow, pretty backside. . . errrr, on the watch I mean. geeesshhh.
This got me thinking about that story of the young couple who were really poor. The only things they had to be proud of was her lovely, long hair, and the pocket watch he inherited. They wanted to buy each other something special for Christmas, but neither had any money. She cut and sold her hair to buy him a gold chain for his watch, and he sold his watch to buy her beautiful combs to wear in her hair. Who wrote that story? Was it O. Henry? Don't recall! Anyway... I like the watches!
next you will have to get you a fob
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