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Back in the early 2000's I took a job with the WAGR (Western Australian Government Railways), between my interview and me starting work it had a name change to the Public Transport Authority, which saw it take in public buses and school buses too. I only worked there for 3 years in the telecommunications section, but I still have a soft spot for the railways and over the years have collected a few WAGR artifacts, but a WAGR fusee clock or pocketwatch which is what I really want I don't have yet.

I just stumbled across 2 watches said to be WAGR watches from the late 60s and 70s. If these are indeep genuine WAGR watches from the late 60s and 70s its clear they were not worried about railway standard.

The second watch can be no earlier than 1976, but if these are genuine the quality of the engraving is just terrible being the railway workshop was still in operation and had atleast 2000 qualified tradesman employed and I'm sure atleast 1 of them could of done a better job than this to engrave the watches.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WAGR-RAILWAY-WATCH-c1967/264285680979?hash=item3d88a77553:g:UwgAAOSw5iVctZSw&frcectupt=true

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WAGR-RAILWAY-WATCH-c1970/264285623691?hash=item3d88a6958b:g:cEgAAOSwG89ctYPz&frcectupt=true

 

If these are indeed genuine 1960s and 1970s WAGR watches I can live without adding them to my collection

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