After my grandfather passed away a few years ago my grandmother gave many of his belongings away. She chose to give me his pocket watch. I am lucky to have gotten so much of my grandfathers things to remember him by. I also was able to get most of his safety razors. Recently ,when my interest in watchs has grown, I asked my grandmother if she still had anymore of his watches. She did and was happy to give them to me. None of my family was interested in any of his belongings really. Kinda sad but I am more than happy to keep as many memories as I can.
I grabbed the watches she had as well as some tie clips and a pair of cufflinks. I may grab the rest of it later. The cufflinks are shaped like a trout or salmon so I had to grab those being an avid fisherman. Although I have never worn cufflinks and don't believe I have a shirt for them haha.
On to the watches. I believe there were four total. One was a throw away plastic watch that looked as it if was maybe a freebie from years ago. There was a manual wind watch, and automatic wind, a quarts, and a digital. Unfortunately a new battery didn't fix the quarts watch. All but the digital were missing bands. They are all well worn and in need of some polishing or repair but here they are...
This louis 17 jewel seems to be in the best shape. Other than some polishing it works perfectly. It is manual wind. I stole a band from one of my other watches so I could start wearing it. I'm thinking of getting a new band for it but I'm not sure what would look good with it.
Next was a technos 21 jewel automatic wind. While it winds itself and works fine the crown is missing. I am currently looking for the proper parts to do a stem and crown replacement. It is also in need of a band and some polishing.
I remember him wearing this digital so I was excited about this one. But I didn't fully realize what it was until I did some research. It is a casio dw5600c with the 901 module from the 80's. The original "speed" watch. The original resin bezel, band, and bezel screws are long gone. It was sporting a metal expanding band. With a new battery it funtions great. The buttons are a tad stiff and the crystal is a bit scratched but all works even the backlight. I have sourced some replacement screws and a reproduction bezel/band for it.
Last but not least was the pocket watch my grandmother gave me shortly after my grandfathers passing. An Andre Durango 17 jewel. It is manual wind and keeps good time as well. I believe she told me it was a gift from the plant he used to work in years ago.
I was lucky to have been given all of his fishing tackle as well before he passed away. I will cherish all of his belongings always and hopefully pass them on to my kids someday .
I grabbed the watches she had as well as some tie clips and a pair of cufflinks. I may grab the rest of it later. The cufflinks are shaped like a trout or salmon so I had to grab those being an avid fisherman. Although I have never worn cufflinks and don't believe I have a shirt for them haha.
On to the watches. I believe there were four total. One was a throw away plastic watch that looked as it if was maybe a freebie from years ago. There was a manual wind watch, and automatic wind, a quarts, and a digital. Unfortunately a new battery didn't fix the quarts watch. All but the digital were missing bands. They are all well worn and in need of some polishing or repair but here they are...
This louis 17 jewel seems to be in the best shape. Other than some polishing it works perfectly. It is manual wind. I stole a band from one of my other watches so I could start wearing it. I'm thinking of getting a new band for it but I'm not sure what would look good with it.
Next was a technos 21 jewel automatic wind. While it winds itself and works fine the crown is missing. I am currently looking for the proper parts to do a stem and crown replacement. It is also in need of a band and some polishing.
I remember him wearing this digital so I was excited about this one. But I didn't fully realize what it was until I did some research. It is a casio dw5600c with the 901 module from the 80's. The original "speed" watch. The original resin bezel, band, and bezel screws are long gone. It was sporting a metal expanding band. With a new battery it funtions great. The buttons are a tad stiff and the crystal is a bit scratched but all works even the backlight. I have sourced some replacement screws and a reproduction bezel/band for it.
Last but not least was the pocket watch my grandmother gave me shortly after my grandfathers passing. An Andre Durango 17 jewel. It is manual wind and keeps good time as well. I believe she told me it was a gift from the plant he used to work in years ago.
I was lucky to have been given all of his fishing tackle as well before he passed away. I will cherish all of his belongings always and hopefully pass them on to my kids someday .