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Broke My Knife

dav1965
I have a Swiss army knife that i was using to pop open the back of a watch so i could change the battery.[:(][:(][:(]

I have a lot of junk knives i get from the pawn shop and i could have used one of them.

To make matters worse is i have a tool in my chester drawers that is made for that.

I collect watches so i have a lot of watch tools.[:(]

I am thinking about grinding the blade to make it look better.

Good idea or bad?
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  • brier-49
    Call them, they will replace it !
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  • spasmcreek
    got into watches many years a go and just luv the fancy old pocket watches....beautiful machinery ..haven't messed with it for years now
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  • hillbille
    quote:Originally posted by brier-49
    Call them, they will replace it !


    +1, if they don't then grind it
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  • Smitty500mag
    quote:Originally posted by spasmcreek
    got into watches many years a go and just luv the fancy old pocket watches....beautiful machinery ..haven't messed with it for years now


    I inherited 2 of my great grandpa's old pocket watches that got me interested in collecting them. I'm retired and don't carry a watch most of the time now but when I do it's the one great granddad carried as his everyday watch that was made in 1896. It's a Waltham Crescent St. 17 jewel, 1883 model.

    The old pocket watches are works of art. From the last half of the 19th century American Watch Companies set the standard for time keeping. The Swiss nor anyone else could produce on a mass scale the accuracy, quality or quantity of the American made watches. The old watch factories were an amazing sight.

    The main reason the movements inside the watches were so fancy with engraving etc. was that the cases and the movements were sold separately. A person would go to a jewelry store and pick out the movement he wanted and then pick out a case for it and the jeweler would assemble it. Since the watches were not sold as a complete assembly until later years the movements were visible in the jeweler's display cases so the watch companies made them look fancy in order to entice people to purchase their movements. Later on in years when the watches were sold as a complete unit the purchaser would not see the insides when picking out a watch so the watch companies didn't find it necessary to do as much of the fancy engraving.


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    Great grandpa and I have carried this watch for so many years the engraving on the outside of the case has just about been worn off.

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  • dav1965
    I only have 2 pocket watches. I do not know where they came from. My dad had them and i got them when he died. He never wore a pocket watch.

    I have mainly Swiss Army, Citizen, Seiko, Movado, Fossil.

    I have over 30 watches.

    Thanks for the heads up on the Swiss Army knife i will call them Monday.
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  • yoshmyster
    Swiss Army (Victorinox) will replace the broken blade for a price. Since they have to take the scales off to do this if you got loose scales this will fix it. I think you can even add things to customize it again for a price.

    Also if you're cheap but have plenty of time work the blade on stones to re-profile it. Grinder will mess with temper.
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