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Old 03-16-2007, 07:41 PM   #12
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Snip~ To be honest though this is the first fob watch I've seen made of wood, I'd love to have a good look at it first hand, the maker must have done some incredibly fine work which makes me wonder as to the woods used in the smaller gears where breakage is likely. ~snip
The maker of that watch, the Bronnikov Family, carved one watch per month, from 1837 to 1918. Half of them survive, today. (Watches, not Bronnikovs.) You can have one for $25,000 or so.
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