I highly recommend “Watches I Have Known” by Barry Marcus.
The stories are more about the people and how a simple watch can change a life.
Here’s an excerpt:
“....This watch, old, out of date, obsolete, too heavy, ugly by my standards, had been “wounded” at the Battle of Gettysburg, during the Civil War… The tale continued that after a “lifetime” the Southerners retreated, the battle done. Only then was it found that the watch had indeed been shot, but had saved the life of its owner.....”
Downloaded a sample of that book onto my Kindle. We’ll see how it goes.
Available on Amazon. A great read.