Antique gold pocket watch with engraved initials
Description
I lost my antique gold pocket watch yesterday around 3pm near the Soo Locks viewing area along the riverfront in Sault Ste. Marie, Upper Peninsula. It's a 1920s Hamilton pocket watch with a gold-filled case, about 1.75 inches across, and a black dial with Roman numerals. The back is engraved with the initials 'J.L.K.' and there’s a tiny crack along the glass at the 4 o'clock position. It came on a worn brown leather fob chain and holds serious sentimental value—it's been in my family for generations. If anyone picked it up, please reach out; I’d be so grateful to have it back.
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