Like wedding rings and china sets, antique pocket watches often become precious family heirlooms passed down from parent to child for generations. They never lose their charm no matter how beaten and ...

I never knew my great grandfather, Robert Henry Sturgess—or “Harry,” as he was called by family and friends. He died 20 years before I was born. But I inherited his 19th-century silver pocket watch, ...

The former president's keepsake is being featured in an exclusive exhibit at the Old Orchard Museum at Sagamore Hill Heritage Art/Heritage Images/via Getty; NPS Theodore Roosevelt’s beloved silver ...

LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, April 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a digital age defined by instant updates and smart technology, a surprising trend is emerging ...

What do a pocket watch, gas station attendant, old atlas and J. A. Clark have in common? You must read to the end of this article to find out! In 1834, an early jeweler, Jerome A. Clark owned a ...

The old pocket watch didn't look like much, and when Jimmy Butler wound it up, it ticked for all of 15 seconds before the mainspring self-destructed. Butler was unfazed. Most of the watches the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The silver pocket watch was a prized ...

Springfield 016, with a movement from a 1923 Illinois Watch Company pocket watch, $4200, vorticwatches.com. When it comes to watches, the Swiss get all the glory. It wasn’t always so. Beginning in the ...