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The most poignant stories involved the families of immigrants. “This watch was important enough for someone to put it in a small bag of possessions to emigrate,” Kivel says. “It was one of the very ...

I never knew my great grandfather, Robert Henry Sturgess—or “Harry,” as he was called by family and friends. He died 20 years before I was born. But I inherited his 19th-century silver pocket watch, ...

Buying a vintage watch is only half the battle. Years ago, I bought the watch that would kickstart an obsession with old ...