Recommended ReadingOne Man's Obsession With A Clock Bearing Some Very Special Initials

At the center of Miller's story, we find Bill Anderson, now 95 and a retired watchmaker in Oregon. Anderson stumbled upon a peculiar Chelsea Clock—a brass "Chelsea Comet" desk clock—on eBay in 1999. Engraved with the initials "J.F.K." on its base, the clock intrigued him not just for its craftsmanship, but for the tantalizing possibility that it might have belonged to John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Thus began a decades-long quest, driven less by financial gain and more by fascination and legacy. 

Over a quarter of a century, Anderson immersed himself in the collector world, consulting experts (including a post on the NAWCC forums from 2016), reaching out to the Kennedy Presidential Library. The hunt eventually went deep underground in a refrigerated Pennsylvania vault. I won't spoil the ending, but it's an entertaining look at the obsession that can power the hunt to uncover pieces of forgotten history – all you need is a breadcrumb of a clock from eBay (and a whole lot of tenacity). 

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