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The old watchmaker who fixed my grandpa's pocket watch for free
I walked into this tiny shop in Portland last spring, no sign out front just a bell on the door. This guy in his 80s took one look at the 1940s Elgin I handed him and said 'your granddad kept this clean, I can tell from the mainspring tension.' He spent 45 minutes with a loupe and tweezers, refused to take my $60, just asked me to bring him a coffee next time I come by. Has anyone else run into that kind of old school craftsmanship where they value the story more than the money?
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robertb3012d ago
Did he also tell you your granddad walked uphill both ways to wind it?
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emmasmith12d ago
People act like there's some golden age of everything being better back then. I notice it with cars too, everyone talks about how they don't make them like they used to, but my dad's old truck spent more time in the shop than on the road.
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