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I really liked the watch, it felt solid and substantial in my hand, looked to be in pretty good condition as far as I knew.

So he takes it back and looks at it through his loupe, "Crap, it does say 19 jewels. When he opened the case to show me the movement I took out my magnifying glass, and like a newbie dummy said, "That looks like it says 9 jewels? Oh, wait. He said it had been in a safe deposit box for the last 30 years, was 17j and would sell it to me for $400. I got a good feeling about the watchmaker - he was sort of an old hippie like me and seemed genuinely crazed about all things old, watches in particular. This one was actually the first PW I looked at. I don't have much of a clue about how to judge value, so I just went by how much I liked it and apparent condition. There is such a wealth of choices I decided I'd focus my search on railroad standard type.

I finally decided it was time to jump into the deep water and get my first old (vintage, antique?) pocket watch.

Hi, this is my first post, but I've been lurking for awhile.