Help! I've inherited a watch and I know nothing about it!

Mythosaur

(BTW, I'm nervous after the whole fish teaching post.)

I inherited my grandfather's watch when my father passed. I tend to be a little skeptical about family stories, but I was told my grandfather bought this from a jeweler in the late 50's or early 60's. I really don't know anything about it. It works. It looks very nice. It seems to have relatively little wear. I never saw my dad wear it but my grandfather did show it to me a few times when I was a boy.

Any help is appreciated. Even a hint the right direction would be a start. Any idea of model or a ballpark on year. I'm guessing a need to find a jeweler and take it to them, but I thought I'd start here and see if someone knows anything.

timecube

Welcome!

Don't worry too much about "fishing"- that's for people looking to buy a new old watch, and what to be careful of and watch out for in the churn. Since you're NOT looking to buy (or sell, I hope!) most of the cautions don't apply. The most important part of the watch's history and the greater part of its value, you already know and already have: Its history in your family, and its personal value as an heirloom. It's probably not worth a billion dollars. Or a million.

To find out specifics (when it was produced, the calibration number, movement serial and case model number) you'll need to see inside the caseback, so a jeweler or watchmaker would be best able to tell. Other OF members (other than I) could probably hazard a few reasonable guesses in the meantime. Is it solid gold? Gold plate?