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<blockquote data-quote="Ians 17/22" data-source="post: 3921201" data-attributes="member: 51816"><p>Similar 2 what u have , although mine are re-pros....a friend & business associate , since passed , he dealt in ANYTHING revolutionary , he was "The Sutler Of Mt. Misery" located in Valley Forge , Pa. , sold these watches for $395....not sure where he bought them , gave me 10 watches that for 1, had the broken wind-up screw , thread measures .037 o.d. & pitch of 100 tpi....finally got around to making the screws & he passed....corrected / repaired with new screws & gave them as gifts to friends....1 runs fine , other is in parts , tooo much for me 2 fix / put together......have 9 screws left , probably almost the smallest thing i ever made......at the time i was to make 10 screws at a cost of 50 bucks each....thru the yrs i made a number of items for him as 18 century fountain pens (mine worked) , cleaning jags for muskets etc.... he personally had an impressive collection of SHOE BUCKLES....a fasinating man RIP , G.Gedney Godwin a friend....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ians 17/22, post: 3921201, member: 51816"] Similar 2 what u have , although mine are re-pros....a friend & business associate , since passed , he dealt in ANYTHING revolutionary , he was "The Sutler Of Mt. Misery" located in Valley Forge , Pa. , sold these watches for $395....not sure where he bought them , gave me 10 watches that for 1, had the broken wind-up screw , thread measures .037 o.d. & pitch of 100 tpi....finally got around to making the screws & he passed....corrected / repaired with new screws & gave them as gifts to friends....1 runs fine , other is in parts , tooo much for me 2 fix / put together......have 9 screws left , probably almost the smallest thing i ever made......at the time i was to make 10 screws at a cost of 50 bucks each....thru the yrs i made a number of items for him as 18 century fountain pens (mine worked) , cleaning jags for muskets etc.... he personally had an impressive collection of SHOE BUCKLES....a fasinating man RIP , G.Gedney Godwin a friend.... [/QUOTE]
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