Appreciation post: My great-grandfather's 1923 railroad pocket watch

Derek Cooper · 2026-03-13T12:15:06.45542+00:00

I used to just keep it in a drawer, but after a watchmaker in Cleveland showed me how to gently wind it every eight days, I finally hear the same tick my grandpa did, so what's the best way to document its service history for my kids?

faithbarnes7mo ago

Filming the sound is such a great idea. I did that with my grandma's old mantel clock and just hearing it again brings back so much.

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mark_nguyen957mo ago

That "same tick my grandpa did" line is so cool. You could film a short video of you winding it, with the sound up close, and just talk about what you know. That way they get the story and the sound.

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david_martin6mo ago

Totally agree with filming it... that sound is everything. My dad's old field watch from the war has this quiet tick you can only hear up close, and I put a clip of it in a digital photo album with the repair receipts.

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