The coolest thing I own.  Well,  do you really own an heirloom? OK. One of the coolest things I am responsible for:
Elgin Pocket Watch
My father just passed it down to me.  I believe he got it from his father. Who in turn may have got it from his.

It is beautiful. As you can see it is gold. The back is a case, with a door, similar to a locket. I found a small piece of paper stating the warranty and serial number of the case. I know it’s the cases serial number from reading the message boards. The serial number for the watch is inside. There is a picture showing its inscription. So off to the tubes to see if I can search the serial number of when this thing was made.

I did a search for Elgin Pocket Watches. Of course, it’s what makes the Internet crack, there is a Elgin website. I can even search the serial numbers. So I opened the back. Easy. I found even more simple beauty. From what I can tell Elgin is also a city in Illinois.

NOTE: Was Illinois, at the time, the place time pieces made?  When I did my initial search there was also a Illinois watch company.

There’s the serial number.  Entered.
I was surprised.
It says this particular watch is one of 2000 made in 1894.

Cool.

No. I don’t want to know what it is worth. I thought about it. But feel if I know that is considering a value to part with it.

Now think about this. My dad never wound it. The first thing I did was. It works. 117 years later and it is still keeping perfect time. Whoa. I don’t have a watch that I would consider passing on after using it and expect it to work.

In today’s society are we even expected to hold onto any item forever? Is anything even made that well anymore? Excluding a Rolex. I have never owned one or will but it would have to be a kinetic version.

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