I inherited my grandfather's Bell pocket watch when I graduated from college, and I noticed that it was no longer keeping time. Something in the mechanism had stopped, and I suspect one of the springs has gone bad. I can wind it up, and it will tick for a little while, and then stop, Additionally, when the watch is held at an angle, it stops and won't keep accurate time. I suspect it might have become unbalanced as well. According to the series number, it is close to 100 years old and was more or less left in a drawer since my grandfather died about sixty years ago, so malfunctions are to be expected.
After a horrific accident in 1891 due to the malfunction of an engineer's watch, the railroad commissioned the creation of an ultra accurate pocket watch. They set high specifications for accuracy and durability, and these standards were followed until the creation of digital timekeeping. I always admired my grandfather's watch as a child and was more than honored to receive it than I was to receive my diploma that day.
In trying to find a place to get it fixed, I contacted a local jewelery shop and was told that they do service watches. While there, I noted that they were also set up to be precious metal refiners, and that while stocking generic jewelry, they also have their own smiths and were producing their own unique pieces. I found this particularly interesting, because I had recently taken up gold prospecting as a hobby and was wondering where I should go to get my gold assayed and processed.
While the clerk I was speaking with didn't know much about the process, in essence, he was just a salesman, I did see plenty of other people working there that definitely had the expertise and skills necessary to answer any questions I might have. I found this very encouraging.
I also did some checking, and a local university has an all-inclusive class on gold processing and gold smithing. I'm acquiring more information about the class and intend to register for it in the near future. When I'm done, I should be able to assay gold and use it to create my own unique pieces. Then, I might be able to use the jeweler I found to market them from me, or better yet, I'll start my own online business!
Author Resource:
Ross Metals (http://www.rossmetals.com/) provide the highest quality precious metal refiners in the industry, all guaranteed to meet or exceed "The U.S. Stamping Act" for karat accuracy and requirements. Art Gib is a freelance writer.Distributed by Content Crooner
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