Sometimes, we find the unexpected…

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Duracuir1

·Mar 11, 2025·Never Used A Kodak

It’s been a real Canadian winter with a lot of snow.

The last week has been unusually warm, however, and snow has melted rapidly.

This morning, I walked to my shop (1 km) and saw something on the ground, near the sidewalk, about halfway into my trek.

I continued to walk, while my mind tried to dismiss what I had seen.

I turned around, and there it was…

It is not damaged or rusty. I am thinking that I may have lost it, but have not walked that way since fall.

And I am not missing a spring bar tool.

Oh well. Speedy Selfie!

Best wishes all…

And what weird watch (or other) things have you found?

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Archer

·Mar 11, 2025·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Too funny - what are the odds...

 

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Dan S

·Mar 11, 2025

I once found a watch in the middle of the wilderness. I took it with me, but it was totally trashed, and just some sort of no-name quartz watch, so I tossed it. I wish I had kept it, or at least taken a photo.

 

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Canuck

·Mar 11, 2025

I found a 10-cent coin yesterday.

I once found a young woman’s wallet at a bus stop. I had to check it out for some form of ID. The things I found in that wallet! My my! I was able to get the wallet back to her.

I once found a cell phone on the ground, in a shopping centre parking lot. No sooner had I picked it up, than it started to ring. I answered it, and told the caller not to hang up. I told him I had just found the phone, and that I would leave it at the information desk in the mall. I’m fairly certain he’d have got his phone back.

In 2000, my spouse and I were in London, England, on a tour. She found a woman’s ring on the sidewalk. This ring was what we called a “week-end special”, years ago when I was in the jewellery business. Sterling silver setting, white zircon stone. She likely lost more than her ring, that week end! 🙁 I felt sorry for her! My wife kept the ring!

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wagudc

·Mar 11, 2025

I found a watch while diving. It was a cheap Casio digital watch rated to 100m. It became my dive watch.

 

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wagudc

·Mar 11, 2025

wagudc

I found a watch while diving. It was a cheap Casio digital watch rated to 100m. It became my dive watch.

Here is the a picture of it posted in another thread. I was wrong, it was only rated to 50m.

 

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Faz

·Mar 11, 2025

There are weirdos in your neighbourhood! 😵‍💫

 

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CBM1590

·Mar 11, 2025

I found joy when I decided that life was far too short to work miserable for any extended length of time. Best find I ever could have hoped for…and man has it worked out.

 

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Emeister

·Mar 11, 2025

Ok.

Faz

There are weirdos in your neighbourhood! 😵‍💫

Ok. So I do the odd sidewalk strap change. It's not a problem. I can give it up any time.

 

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UWG

·Mar 12, 2025

CBM1590

I found joy when I decided that life was far too short to work miserable for any extended length of time. Best find I ever could have hoped for…and man has it worked out.

This find deserves an extra ❤️ and 👍.

 

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HadgeBadge

·Mar 12, 2025

I used to be an antiques dealer, specialising in clocks. I once bought a longcase clock at auction and found two pocket watches, one silver, one gold, wrapped up in the base.

 

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hen

·Mar 12, 2025

Are there any illegal freelance watchmakers in your area?

 

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Jones in LA

·Mar 12, 2025·Not in LA anymore.

Maybe it fell out of the ISS and miraculously survived re-entry...those guys and gals have been known to do a lot of watch-tinkering up there 😁

 

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Citizaniac

·Mar 12, 2025

CBM1590

I found joy when I decided that life was far too short to work miserable for any extended length of time. Best find I ever could have hoped for…and man has it worked out.

So what was your solution to the problem?

 

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MRC

·Mar 12, 2025

hen

Are there any illegal freelance watchmakers in your area?

Harry Tuttle's Watch Repair at your service.

 

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CBM1590

·Mar 13, 2025

Citizaniac

So what was your solution to the problem?

I realized the value I bring to the table, reached into my bag of breadth and depth, found a place that was a better fit, and told my previous employer a polite “toodles”.