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Overzealous watchmaker vandalized Lincoln’s watch in 1861

March 11th, 2009 link to (permalink)

It’s a little known fact that watchmakers like to note the time and date of their work on the inside cases of watches. If you ever have something repaired at a watch shop, chances are there’s a little note - “change battery”, “crystal” - in the case.

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