Pocket watch. How long should it stay wound?

Pocket watch. How long should it stay wound?

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nuyorican

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Tall_martin

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82 months

Monday 10th March
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How old is it?

Might need a service.

My uncle passed on his great grandfather's pocket watch to my 3 year old son. He had it serviced before doing so.

It runs for about a day and a half and is wildly inaccurate. This is after the service.

I came with a little throne to sit in and I thought it would be nice on the mantle piece.

After winding it for a month and constantly checking it against my watch I got fed up. It just collects dust and tarnish now.

Though a solid silver 5 generation watch would be worth something. Turns out they made a tone of them and they aren't particularly sought after.