"This watch, old, out of date, obsolete, too heavy, ugly by my standards, had been "wounded" at the Battle of Gettysburg, during the Civil War... The tale continued that after a "lifetime" the Southerners retreated, the battle done. Only then was it found that the watch had indeed been shot, but had saved the life of its owner."
Watch the generations unfold in the beautiful new memoir, "Watches I Have Known."
Written by Barry J. Marcus, with help from his daughter, Julie Campisi, this stunning retrospect recalls Barry's sixty-eight-year career as a master watchmaker.
As watches...
"This watch, old, out of date, obsolete, too heavy, ugly by my standards, had been "wounded" at the Battle of Gettysburg, during the Civil War... T...