I thouth as well that it was just a cheapie, but when I got it I took it to get it cleaned and to replace the crystal. My watch/clock guy was quite surprised. It was not gold plated but 14ct gold, cheapies where 10ct or plated. I don't have the info with me but he told me it was not your usual gift watch for a 'worker' and in 1968 would have cost around $150.
another favorite one i got at a junk store and had fixed was a gift to a Westinghouse Elevator employee, on the face the 1-12 are replaced with W E S T I N G H O U S E and on the back 'for 20 years service, the person name and 'what goes up must come down'. -pete On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Chuck Harris <cfhar...@erols.com> wrote: > Actually, that still happens quite a lot. A nice looking, but not high > end gold plated watch can be had very cheaply these days. I get catalogs > addressed to my business that have engraved gold retirement watches anywhere > from $30 to thousands. It is mostly just symbolic... in *my* grandfather's > day, it *was* your retirement compensation. I think you were expected to > eat > it, or pawn it... > > -Chuck Harris > > > Pete Lancashire wrote: >> >> How may factory workers get an engraved 17 jewel watch when they retire >> now days ? >> >> -pete > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.