I have been reading this forum and realizing how great of a resource it is. Now, possibly, it might be able to help me out. My grandfather gave me his old Breitling chronograph a few years ago. The story goes that he bought it during he Korean war when he was about to be shipped over to Korea (my grandmother not too happy about the debt incurred.) He wore it faithfully from then until one day when it abruptly disappeared. He couldn't figure out where the watch went and eventually gave up hope on finding it. Something like 4 years later, he was working in his garden with a big rotary tiller when one of my uncles bent down and said, "Hey, you dropped your watch." There it was. Upon winding, the thing still ran. I know that he had it sent away to someone, I believe in Louisianna, for cleaning and restoration; though, I have no idea what was actually done to it. At any rate, now it is mine, and I am very interested in knowing more about what it actually is.
As you can see from the pictures below, it is in rough shape and hasn't been cleaned in awhile. The marks on the back are from when the tiller knocked it back to the surface. Also, does anyone know where I could have this watch repaired and restored (I live in Missouri)?
