"My grandfather’s," Elias replied. "He was a navigator. He used to say a watch was the only piece of jewelry a man needed because it told the truth about how much time you had left."
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The jeweler peered through the lens, examining the movement. "The truth can be expensive. Why sell it now?" "My grandfather’s," Elias replied
Elias looked around the room—at the glittering diamonds and the silent, ticking clocks on the wall. He thought of the tuition bill sitting on his kitchen table and the daughter who shared his grandfather's restless curiosity. jewelers that buy watches