Coin silver, key wind, open face pocket watch. The pocket watch movement was made by Robert Leslie. Leslie was the first person to receive a US patent for clock or watchmaking. His Nautical Watch is presumed to be the first watch designed by an American. His business was robust and his clientele was large and diverse. Among his patrons were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Leslie made Washington’s famous chamber clock – the one that preserves on its dial the exact moment that the President died. Surviving letters between Leslie and Washington reveal that the watchmaker encouraged the President to establish a system for telling time and maintaining 24-hour days. However, Washington failed to follow Leslie’s advice and the US did not adopt standardized time until 1884. Additionally, Jefferson’s celebrated seven-day “Great Clock,” located in the entrance hall of Monticello, was made by one of Robert Leslie’s apprentices. Leslie and Jefferson corresponded with each other during its construction and installation. Yet, only seventeen other watches made by Leslie are known to survive. Another interesting feature of the Orange County Historical Museum’s pocket watch is that it contains a watch paper from silversmith Lemuel Lynch. Lemuel Lynch (1808-1893) operated a jeweler’s shop in Hillsborough from 1834 until his death. For most of that time, the store was located on King Street near Eagle Lodge Masonic Hall. A prominent civic leader as well as adept businessman, he served as town mayor, town and county commissioner, and Justice of the Peace. Lynch is also credited for putting the town clock back in running order after it had been in storage for twenty years.