Our 10yr old has gotten ***REALLY*** into mechanical watches & clocks to the point he's on the verge of starting a side gig repairing them. He mentions his hobby to everyone, and a lot of folks have a not-quite-working item sitting around. He's fixed a number of them.

He has had a tough time with an civil war era pocket watch, but was finally able to salvage a compatible part from somewhere, and he got it ticking today. He was so proud, and wants to share with everyone.

#hobby #watchrepair

@aeischeid Bravo! My own now adult daughter followed a similar path, and is now serving an apprenticeship at a clock repair shop in Des Moines!

If you're in or around Des Moines, let me know, and I can get you an intro and a tour of their shop. :D

-- Pat

@pspinler we are in Ames, so not far. I am sure he would be giddy to get a tour or even just to get to talk about watches with a professional!