John Elkan Colonial Family heirloom
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Love this and that it’s a family heirloom. Do you use it often or just a show piece?

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swim97

Love this and that it’s a family heirloom. Do you use it often or just a show piece?

I have three pocket watches. One was my Dads/ Grandpa's and two [ of which this is one) belonged I believe to my Great Uncle. I use this one on my desk as a clock by minuting it on a little stand. So it gets wound twice a day and keeps reasonable time.( it gains a bit each week so I reset it at the weekend!)

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Guvnor64

I have three pocket watches. One was my Dads/ Grandpa's and two [ of which this is one) belonged I believe to my Great Uncle. I use this one on my desk as a clock by minuting it on a little stand. So it gets wound twice a day and keeps reasonable time.( it gains a bit each week so I reset it at the weekend!)

That is pretty amazing and cool. Congrats on having those in the family.

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swim97

That is pretty amazing and cool. Congrats on having those in the family.

This one has a loud tick that I like to hear in the background. Reminds me of my grandparents bungalow!

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That’s a stunning desk piece!

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Man! Now that's...

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