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I took my great great grandfather's pocket watch to be cleaned & oiled to a jewelers that used to be by Starbucks up front.
They charged a bundle. I put it safely away & hadn't checked it till months later. That's when the thumbprint showed up, so I took it apart & saw that parts were missing. Too late, jewelry shop wouldn't own up to anything. I don't remember the name of the shop or what happened to it. 4951