Retirement gold watches

[JDgreen227]

I wonder how many people get "gold" watches that are at best thin electroplated? I best most retirement 'gold watches' are nothing more than gold tone. M-I-C-K-E-Y.........

OP here, odds are my retirement gold watch is electroplated...the watch itself may not have much gold, but the engraving on the reverse side: "Happy Retirement, 11-01-02" is worth the weight of the entire watch in solid gold, at least to me....:laughing:

 

[two_bit_score]

OP here, odds are my retirement gold watch is electroplated...the watch itself may not have much gold, but the engraving on the reverse side: "Happy Retirement, 11-01-02" is worth the weight of the entire watch in solid gold, at least to me....:laughing:

One can just never put a price on sentimental value.

 

[ronjhall]

OP here, odds are my retirement gold watch is electroplated...the watch itself may not have much gold, but the engraving on the reverse side: "Happy Retirement, 11-01-02" is worth the weight of the entire watch in solid gold, at least to me....:laughing:

My watch says my retirement date. 10/1/2004 and 29 years of service. But I worked for the company from 1968. The date is more important than years. I actually stopped working for the company first week of August. But had to use up my vacation time before I could retire. :thumbsup:

 

[dmccarty]

I am not even close to retirement but I do not wear a watch. Carrying a cell phone is all it takes to find the time. Even dumb phones have a clock. :laughing:

Sometimes I do wear a watch on the tractor just so I can make sure I have enough to time to finish a chore before I start.

Our dog got sick last weekend. Our vet is a neighbor and she made two visits, one on Sunday morning and then in the evening. We owe her big time. The vet needed to take dog's pulse but she did not have a watch. She has a clock on the wall in the exam rooms at the office but she did not have a watch. Our oldest has an old fashion wrist watch that gets worn from time to time. We used that to time the dogs pulse.

I was going to use the PC clock or the Smartphone if we had not found the watch. I suppose we could have set the timer on the microwave. :laughing: As it was I had to setup my camera tripod to use as and IV bag holder. Bet the tripod company never thought of that use! Worked real well. :laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[Dozernut]

Didn't get a gold watch when I retired and I do not wear a watch now, as it was a requirement when I was working. I do not miss being on call 24 hrs a day or notifying headquarters where I was or how I could be contacted and I can consume an adult beverage if I want. I do not jump out of bed anymore if the phone rings when I am sleeping.

I did not realize the stress I was under until it went away when I retired. Operating my equipment and woodworking kept my feet on the ground. Grand babies are a real hoot, spoil them rotten then send them home.

 

[Combustix]

I am looking forward to the day I never have to wear a watch again. Job is centered around time. Though when I'm on break and home I never wear one. My dad when he retired from HoJo's after 20 years they gave him a gold chevy key that he could use for the car. I think he tossed it.

 

[JDgreen227]

I am looking forward to the day I never have to wear a watch again. Job is centered around time. Though when I'm on break and home I never wear one. My dad when he retired from HoJo's after 20 years they gave him a gold chevy key that he could use for the car. I think he tossed it.

The gold key or the car....? :laughing:

 

[Bird]

Being a government (city) employee, we weren't going to get anything much from the city. In the police department, officers were periodically asked to donate to a fund that paid for the retirement plaques, as the one you see below. It was also kind of customary, when someone was about to retire, for someone in that division to send a memo to all divisions with the information, date, time, and location of a retirement party, and the name of the person they could contact, if they wished to donate toward a retirement gift. I gave orders that there was to be no retirement party and no one was to be asked to donate toward a retirement gift. A lieutenant who worked for me came a couple of weeks before I retired to tell me, "You know the City does provide $25 toward a cake and coffee for a retirement party, and you should at least allow folks in our division to have the cake and coffee", so I agreed to that.

Well, it came time to go to a meeting room where the female members of my division were supposedly setting up the cake and coffee, and lo and behold, someone had gone after my wife and daughters, there was a crowd there from the police department as well as the city manager's office. In addition to the plaque, the clock was given to me by a cousin who had retired before me (and was made by a retired officer), and there was also a nice complete set of golf clubs, bag, and all the necessary accessories.

 

[JDgreen227]

Being a government (city) employee, we weren't going to get anything much from the city. In the police department, officers were periodically asked to donate to a fund that paid for the retirement plaques, as the one you see below. It was also kind of customary, when someone was about to retire, for someone in that division to send a memo to all divisions with the information, date, time, and location of a retirement party, and the name of the person they could contact, if they wished to donate toward a retirement gift. I gave orders that there was to be no retirement party and no one was to be asked to donate toward a retirement gift. A lieutenant who worked for me came a couple of weeks before I retired to tell me, "You know the City does provide $25 toward a cake and coffee for a retirement party, and you should at least allow folks in our division to have the cake and coffee", so I agreed to that.

Well, it came time to go to a meeting room where the female members of my division were supposedly setting up the cake and coffee, and lo and behold, someone had gone after my wife and daughters, there was a crowd there from the police department as well as the city manager's office. In addition to the plaque, the clock was given to me by a cousin who had retired before me (and was made by a retired officer), and there was also a nice complete set of golf clubs, bag, and all the necessary accessories.

Beautiful tributes...and a LOT more impressive than my paper 31 year award and cheapo, gold electroplated Mickey Mouse watch laughing maybe I should have worked for the city government instead of the state.

 

[davidgreams]

This was my grandfather's retirement watch. I don't know much about it. Had it serviced a couple of years ago?

I don't seem to find many of the SMDVs with a Milanese band attached directly to the case. Anyone have any information just for my own knowledge, please do share.

As far as the photo, photography is my other hobby, this was taken on a granite tile with a flash behind the watch and whiteboard with a hole cut out in the middle of it to fit my lens through.

I have a couple of Eco-Drive Citizens, Seiko SKX007, this Omega and hopefully a Speedmaster sometime before I die. Also had a seagull that i really liked but failed on me.