My Dad's anniversary watch

[55ffpw]

After my Dad passed away I got his watch. Unfortunately, the original watch he received stopped working at some point and he put a Timex on it and the original was lost at some point. But he was a practical guy and that's how he rolled. He worked in the polishing department at S&W in Springfield, MA for 20 years before he had a severe stroke and couldn't do that job anymore.

He was the hardest working person I have ever met. Kept up the family farm and figured out how to start buying cars from salvage auctions and repairing them to support my Mom and six of us kids. Miss you Pops!

 

[STCM(SW)]

Sorry for your to hear that.....

 

[03hemi]

My dad's cheap Pulsar "Faulex" watch on the left and my grandfathers retirement Longines on the right, GF is wearing his in the picture of them both. I have some fairly expensive watches in my collection, but the most valuable watch I have is a cheap, Seiko seudo-diver my parents gave me 35+ years ago. My dad sounds a lot like yours, a simple man.

 

[Bruceboy]

Great post and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Thanks,

Al

 

[Club Gun Fan]

Here is one of my Smith & Wesson anniversary watches. Its for thirty years. It was awarded in 1983 to a Mr. Joseph Wasielewski. It's an Accutron.

 

[55ffpw]

Here is one of my Smith & Wesson anniversary watches. Its for thirty years. It was awarded in 1983 to a Mr. Joseph Wasielewski. It's an Accutron.

That's really cool, at least I know what kind of watch it maybe was when he received it. It makes sense, I believe that my Dad got his on his 10th anniversary and there is one diamond in it, the other two stones are cosmetic. After 20 years they would replace one of the fake stones with a diamond and so on for the 30. The program probably ended when Bangor Punta was out of the picture. Your watchband appears to have three diamonds as Joseph hit his 30 year mark during the operation of the program.

I wonder if my Dad knew him, there were a lot of first gen Polish immigrants working there at the time, my Dad included.

 

[55ffpw]

Great post and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Thanks,

Al

Thank you, he was a tough guy, the doctors told my Mom that he would probably never walk again but he walked out of the in-patient therapy center a year later and went on to bust his *** for 30 more years with significant paralysis on his right side. And he was not left handed before the stroke.

 

[Revoman]

These belonged to my Uncle. Thirty year watch & Forty year ring. He was also a polisher.

 

[55ffpw]

These belonged to my Uncle. Thirty year watch & Forty year ring. He was also a polisher.

That's awesome, it's highly likely that my Dad and your uncle knew each other. The watch and ring are in amazing condition.

 

[Club Gun Fan]

These belonged to my Uncle. Thirty year watch & Forty year ring. He was also a polisher.

I may have known your uncle. I was in the plant numerous times in the 70's until recently.

 

[Revoman]

That's awesome, it's highly likely that my Dad and your uncle knew each other. The watch and ring are in amazing condition.

If your Dad was there from 1944-1984 he knew him. My Uncle went right out of WWII.

 

[55ffpw]

If your Dad was there from 1944-1984 he knew him. My Uncle went right out of WWII.

Yeah my Dad started there in the early 70's. Pretty cool.

Makes me sad that the headquarters relocated. I remember going to the factory on Family days, was so cool. I also remember going to Mountain Park in Holyoke on the Smith and Wesson family day there.

 

[jem102]

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