Watches

My Watch Collection

3rd January 2022 Going Postal 0

I love wrist watches. My grandfather was a clockmaker, so it’s probably a genetic thing. The family story is that he narrowly avoided execution during WW2 by offering to mend the officers’ watches. (I had [more…]

The Story of a Watch

18th March 2021 Grimy Miner 0

This is the story of a watch. A plain, simple, pocket watch. Probably bought in the early 1940’s for three Half-Crowns (7/6, or in “New Money”, 37.5p) from a Woolworth or a High Street Jewellers. [more…]

My Watch Collection

The Story of a Watch

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