Help with My grandfather's pocket watch.

S semah

Thank you very much.
Wow, Almost 100 and still working! I Would take it to a watchmaker. I believe as an conservation architect in "minimal innervation". I guess this is also relevant for watch repair.
Thank's.😀

Canuck

Your first concern should be, how much are you prepared to spend to “restore” this watch! Just looking at the poor, sad dial, and the state of the case, I’m thinking, if the movement similarly needs a lot of work, you might find that you can buy one, running, and in better cosmetic condition in his memory. For less.

Evitzee

This is exactly my thought. If granddad passed away 40 years ago the watch had already seen a very hard life and probably hasn't been used for 50+ years. What would be the reason for restoration of case, dial and movement? Is it going to be used? Probably not. This could be a very expensive exercise to get the watch restored for no other reason than 'it was grandfather's watch'. Doesn't sound like a compelling reason to me. Why not go to Hobby Lobby and buy a small shadow box (8" x 8" or so), get a few other of your grandfather's possesions (pipe, cuff links, lighter, picture of him, and any other personal items that defined him) and put together a nice display which would commemorate his life. Use the watch as one of focal points of the display. My sister did this with my mother's things and it turned out very nice, I have it sitting in my display cabinet. Anyway, just an idea. We tend to immediately think of restoration when we see old watches, but sometimes it just doesn't make financial or emotional sense.