Jewelry Collection Story - featuring @bathtubgems ✨
“I never met a motif I didn’t like, hah! I do have an affinity for antique compasses, especially the ones that are set in agate. I just think they’re so cool looking. I completely lack an internal compass, so maybe that explains my fascination with these way-finding tools. I guess the irony is that half of the ones I find don’t point to true North, or are missing hands or some other component. I guess the “broken compass” motif really resonates with me. I also have quite a few military watches from the 1940s-60s. My dad was a huge history buff and was fascinated by World War II in particular. Sadly he passed from advanced dementia two years ago. While I was in the process of moving into my house I learned that a soldier lived there who died in the 1944 Battle of the Bulge. Even though my dad’s disease was starting to take hold of his mind, he recalled without hesitation all of the details of this particular WWII battle. In addition to the connection to my dad, I just love the style of these watches, particularly the numeric fonts, the lumed hands, and the “tick-tick-tick” of the manual wind movement.”
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