My grandfather's watch, GUB Glashütte from the 1950's
Besides my name, I've also inherited this watch from my grandfather. I've come across a few photos of him wearing this watch, and every time I wear it, I'm reminded of what a great man he was.
Have you inherited any watches? Feel free to share your stories!
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Very very cool! Hang on to that one.. Enjoy the hobby ..💯
Yes I've inherited a couple of watches. My father's Datejust and his father's Garrard.
I haven't inherited anything myself, but that's a great looking watch!
That is quite an elegant piece! They just plain don’t make those anymore. 👏👏👏👏👏
I inherited the Oyster Precision that my grandfather gifted my mom on her wedding day. It was a watch that she loved and wore daily. My earliest memories of this watch was of looking up as she held my hand walking to school and it would always be on her wrist. Luckily, I'm the only watch geek in the family and ended up with it when she passed. I'm still waiting for my sister to deliver my dad's Constellation when she visits next year. That one will need a full service and slight restoration, but I can't wait to have both watches finally together!
What a beautiful watch from Glashütte! The patina on the dial is awesome, it looks like painted :)
I inherited a Dugena from the early 1980s from my grandpa. He received it from his company for being 25 years a color miner.
Congratulations! The inherited family watch is the one no amount of money can manifest for a collector if it doesn't exist. They are often humble pieces that happen to be priceless.
Haven't inherited any watches unfortunately, I would have had a 70s datejust from my grandfather but sadly that got stolen.
I have my grandfather's 1949 Hamilton Kirk. He received it in 1950 on his 25th year of employment at the cardboard box factory. Actually, it was an envelope company that had a department that made boxes. In those days before cell phones and direct inward dialing, they had a switchboard and you had to request to speak to someone by giving their name and department. My grandfather's name was Jack, and the switchboard operator always knew exactly who to transfer the call to when a young voice would ask to speak to "Jack in the Box" :-)
That’s one for life❤️