The heavy glass door of Vanderbilt & Sons clicked shut, muffling the roar of the city. Elias stood in the center of the plush showroom, his hand instinctively tightening around the velvet pouch in his coat pocket. He wasn’t here to buy; he was here to let go.
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
"Can I help you find something special today?" a jeweler asked, his eyes already sweeping over Elias’s worn wool coat with practiced neutrality. The heavy glass door of Vanderbilt & Sons