i know you didnt ... it was quite the surprise. But then "Elder Packing" was not your modern company. Everyone from the janitor up had a full pension. Mr. Elder sold out to a maga-corp. Rest of the story is text book.
-pete On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Chuck Harris <cfhar...@erols.com> wrote: > Hi Pete, > > I wasn't implying that it was a cheapie... though most of the more expensive > watches are at least 21J... A solid gold case will bring the price up pdq! > I was just saying that a lot of companies are giving "gold" watches to any > employee that hangs on long enough to retire. The cost of that gift isn't > necessarily high enough to preclude the gesture. > > I think the sentiment behind a company giving a treasured employee a gold > watch on retirement is a very nice one... hopefully there will be some sort > of pension to go along with it... In my grandfather's day, that wasn't often > the case. The watch *was* the pension. > > -Chuck > > Pete Lancashire wrote: >> >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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.