Slow and steady wins the race.

[2ndoldman]

On December 17 I made a post.

http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/other-activities-hobbies-gc26/metal-detecting-gc29/234882-what-do-i-like-most-about-sub-freezing-cold

In which I had found a pocket watch on December 15th.



And a day later the missing piece was found.



Fast forward to the first of the year

http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/other-activities-hobbies-gc26/metal-detecting-gc29/236488-it-is-brass-monkey-time

And the vinegar bath was slowly doing it's job.



Pick up a little warp speed and this is what it looked like three days ago.
I was finally able to open the front of it.



And today for the first time in a long time the serial number was revealed.



This pocket watch was made in either 1890 or 1891.



Out of coin silver so it is .900% silver.


There is still a little ways to go on it.
And the face will no doubt never look any better than it does right now



I hate rust though so it is already back in the vinegar bath.

[p kurt]

That is a cool history on that pocket watch

[2ndoldman]

Thanks. I was expecting it to be early 1900s but I will take an 1891 silver pocket watch any day.

[Havenhunter]

Sure don't make them like that anymore. ☹️

[2ndoldman]

They sure don't Deb.

[robshap]

nice resurrection. As Neil Young would say, "rust never sleeps" but neither do you and the vinegar

[2ndoldman]

You got that one right.