I found this in a local junk/antique shop at the weekend. There's a serial number on it that I checked out and it turns out that the watch was made in 1914, nearly one hundred years old. I've no idea how it ended up in this country and it's a shame it can't talk as I bet there's a great story to go with all the pockets it's travelled in over the years. It's fascinating to me to be looking at something this old and wondering about it's history.
I don't think it's worth anything, the glass is missing, as is the minute hand, and none of the mechanism works, though it does look pretty cool. I paid £10 for it as I like finding different things that I can take pictures of. Money well spent.

Nice find Caz, I think it is worth something as long as you don't change anything on it. Maybe keep it in a nice glass case with velvet lining.

Nice one, Caz.
I love finding old stuff like that at a second-hand shop or garage sale.

Can maybe take it to a watchmaker and get it fixed up.

caz: i think it looks beautiful! old watches often are, like little works of art. and antique stuff does get your imagination going. did you take this particular photo of it? it's very nicely done.

Its a lovely piece. Could it have even gone to war?
Wonder if you could get it restored...

Oh my! I love genealogy and delving into transcribing 16 and 17 century records, a find like this to me would take me back on a trip. Who wore it, how did they live, love - what kind of life they had. Beautiful! Enjoy it and thank you for sharing your find.

Caz - wonderful photo, the watch makes a great subject.

Thanks everyone. It's a great little shop I found it in. The guy who runs it always tries to squeeze as much out of me as he can but we haggle a lot and I usually get a price I'm happy with.



I'll definitely do something with it as it's survived all this time.



I was thinking that myself. It's something I'm going to look into.



Yes I took the photo and it's got a lot to give yet. Depending on the angle there are some great reflections in the casing of the dial and clockwork mechanism.



That's what I was wondering, that maybe some American solider brought it over here during the first or second World War. There's no way to tell though.



I love hunting for this old stuff too.



My imagination can run riot when I find things like this, they would have so much to tell if only they could.



I'm really getting into the lighting and such like of still life objects. Still got a lot to learn but I think I'm making progress.