A Modern Marriage
Tobias Liverpool
This watch passed to me a little over 20 years ago when my grandmother passed. After sitting in a drawer for over 100 years I had my watchmaker cut off the bow and add lugs so I could wear and enjoy it. The movement is a key wind, key set & fusee (chain drive). The case is sterling and has an inscription with the ancestors name and a date of May 29th 1827. I still haven't figured out the significance of that date. My grandmother may have known, but I didn't even know she had the watch until after her death. I believe the ancestor was a Sea Captian of English origin (James Baxter).
This same man had another watch, also in my possession, which is a thin Lepine style in 14k of Swiss origin.
Does anyone have any ideas on the date or the man?
W.I.S. - "Throw it on a mesh!"
damn, that s a big dome crystal. hope you preserved it well
This thing looks amazing.
damn, that s a big dome crystal. hope you preserved it well
I'm pretty careful when wearing it. Some people, including my watchmaker thought it was sacrilege to modify it. I figured it was just as bad to have it lie in a drawer or on a shelf, unloved and not enjoyed.