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snoman701

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When my dad started to decline, I asked for this for my daughter.

This watch was carried by my great grandfather every day. He retired as a conductor on the rail road.

It was then carried by my grandfather, also retiring as a conductor, though not as religiously as he had a tendency to magnetize watches.

Then my dad carried it up until a bit ago. When my daughter was young, she'd sit on his lap and he'd put it to her ear so she could listen to it tick. Hence the reason I wanted it for her, so that when Dad passes, she has something she can hold close so that she can still hear him.

But, it's a shining example of why you simply can't trust gold filled coming out as 1/10th.

Now I just need to find a good repair guy so I can get it fixed for my daughter. (I have another Illinois, also carried by my father, for her for the time being)
 

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