US mayor's Patek Philippe watch on offer at Chester fair

Time is of the essence in the story of Speed Menefee (1879-1968), the shortest-serving city mayor in US history – and original owner of a pocket watch offered at the Chester Decorative Antiques & Art Fair.

Menefee was considered an eccentric Southern gentleman from a prominent Kentucky family. After fig…

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