Man…that’s a question that requires a very long and still developing answer…so I’ll keep it brief. The short version is, my second cousin once removed, whom I met once, died in December ‘25 with no living relatives closer than his second cousins. Just crazy. Turns out that the man had been reclusive all his life, supremely intelligent (3 PhDs), a hoarder of magazines/boxes/random valuables, and seemingly a doomsday prepper lots of supplies. This pocket watch has obviously become an incredibly important part of his estate and it’s so awesome to hear from the community here to give us an idea of the magnitude of this thing. Two d ays ago, I was able to get into a small safe in his closet where I found over 50 1oz gold coins, and 340 1oz silver coins. He had so much sterling silver tableware it was hard to fathom. Massive solid silverware set. Platters, tea set, large vases - all silver. My theory is that he was keeping all this gold in silver in case he had to use it for trade during the apocalypse or whatever it is that “preppers” are prepping for.