Found a stopwatch I believe might have belonged to my wifes grandpa!

[mr helton]

Found a stopwatch I believe might have belonged to my wife's grandpa!

I was hunting his old yard and found this!



It may not be worth anything, I don't know. If it actually belonged to him though, it's a great piece to keep around since he isn't anymore.

edit: I just opened it and found the words "One1Jewel", "Swiss Made Unadjusted", and "Sperina Watch Co."

 

[Saint]

Very cool. Looks like the face could have been made by Salvador Dali! Do you know when grandpa might have been active?

 

[mr helton]

He died 3 years ago at 85 years old, but was active right up until then. He actually died (peacefully) while working on his farm, which was his favorite thing to do. I think it almost had to be his, but my wife just told me that his dad built the house, so I suppose it could belong to her great grandpa too. Don't think it's old enough for that though.

 

[wvwildman]

nice find congrats HH

 

[Saint]

It's a long url, but this site appears to indicate that the trademark "Sperina" was first used in 1932. United States Horological Trademark Index - Kurtis Meyers - Google Books

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find now have the wife pull out all the pictures of her GrandDad and start looking for a watch mr helton.