neetstuf-4-u
Posted August 1, 2020 - 8:49am
In reply to I tend to agree that the… by V.Scott
Possible date discrepancy explanation: Case and movement both date 1947. Inscription printing all matches, which would seem to indicate it was all done at the same time (in 1968). It's possible that 1943 was a guess based on fading memory or family oral tradition. That makes the most sense.
Example: Dad passes away in 1968 and Mom finds watch in his things. hands it to her son and says "Your father got this from his father in I think 1943 and he wanted you to have it." Son takes it and has it engraved.