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My grandfather's old pocket watch sat in a drawer for 20 years, tarnished and silent.
I took it to a watchmaker in Cincinnati who cleaned the movement and replaced a tiny spring. Now it ticks perfectly and the brass case shines. The change from a forgotten lump to a working piece of history happened in about two weeks. Has anyone else brought a family piece back to life and felt that connection?
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ivanbrown6mo ago
Not a time machine" is a weird take. It literally tells time. That's its whole job.
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ryan_kim636mo ago
Is it really that deep though? It's a watch, not a time machine. Sure it's nice to have it working, but feeling a "connection" over a piece of metal seems like a stretch. People get way too into old stuff sometimes.
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