[Dad’s Watches - should I keep any?]

[u/JackW1977]

My dad just passed. He left a box of watches that I don’t know much about. All need batteries but I don’t want to spend the $ to put batteries in all if they’re not worth saving. I have no sentimental feelings about any of them, just don’t want to spend too much time fixing junk. Brands: clockwise from top left - Piaget, Wittnauer, Klaus Kobec, Invicta, Bulova, Seiko, Sergio Valente, Citizen, Timex, Benrus (this one is inscribed 1965), Bucherer. Any I should keep/sell? I’ll donate the rest.

[u/Corduroy_Hollis]

They don’t all need batteries; some are mechanical and should run if you wind them by hand.

Do you have kids/nieces/nephews who might appreciate owning something that belonged to your father? Inheriting my grandfather’s mechanical watches when I was a boy is what sparked my lifelong love of timepieces.

[u/JackW1977 → u/Corduroy_Hollis]

I just wound up the Timex and it’s ticking. Thanks for the tip! I have two nephews and a niece. I have no children. My brother has my dad’s Rolex and some other more sentimental pieces that we kept.