"j jnp" <wavy2n@hotmail.com> wrote: >I was told and shown a wristwatch that his ggrandfather received after the > war. He said that all the returning vets receiived one. I never hear > about > this. Has anyone else? His ggrandfather lived in Pa. Well, if he got it "after the Civil War" it was quite a while after the Civil War. A quick Google shows this: "The wristwatch was invented by Patek Philippe at the end of the 19th century. At the time, it was considered a woman's accessory. (From Yahoo Answers") Apparently someone has embellished the history of the watch you were shown. Richard P. Fairfax, Virginia