Comments on: and it still runs: great-great-grandmother’s watch http://nltaylor.net/sketchbook/archives/624 medieval and modern genealogy, memory and history — part of nltaylor.net Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:25:30 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nat Taylor http://nltaylor.net/sketchbook/archives/624/comment-page-1#comment-21100 Nat Taylor Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:26:28 +0000 http://nltaylor.net/sketchbook/?p=624#comment-21100 Good news! Grey Jewelers in Barrington, Rhode Island, in business since the 1880s, were able to fit a crystal and reasonably well matching minute hand to it, from their old stock, as well as furnish a key (alas the key is modern & pedestrian). So it is now in fine running condition! The next step is to have the chain restored to its original length. The final step will be to wear it! Good news! Grey Jewelers in Barrington, Rhode Island, in business since the 1880s, were able to fit a crystal and reasonably well matching minute hand to it, from their old stock, as well as furnish a key (alas the key is modern & pedestrian). So it is now in fine running condition! The next step is to have the chain restored to its original length. The final step will be to wear it!

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