There are a number of high-end luxury watch companies that produce very expensive pocket watches in precious metals which are more or less exercises in haute horlogerie and intended for elite collectors. Pocket watches come in different sizes, and sometimes offer features like hinged lids (“hunter-style”) and/or case backs that can be canvases for art and engravings - providing interesting possibilities for personalized gifts. Using a pocket watch can be a satisfying experience, which impart a hefty weight in the hand and elegant details. Pocket watches had a good, long run of popularity between the 16th and 20th centuries, when they were simply called “watches” before the later need to distinguish them from wristwatches. The chain makes the watch easy to access quickly and protects the watch from accidental drops. The other end holds the watch, which resides in a pocket. Here’s how it works: One end of a chain or strap attaches to a button hole (say, in a vest or jacket’s lapel) or belt loop. Hardly less anachronistic or obsolete than wrist watches, for example, there’s no practical reason not to rock one if it strikes your fancy. Pocket watches may seem to some about as relevant and appropriate to contemporary life as, say, top hats and monocles, but the experience of using one will feel familiar to anyone who has pulled a phone out of his or her pocket to check the time. Many may be surprised to learn that modern watch companies continue to produce high-quality pocket watches in classical as well as contemporary forms with mechanical movements as well as those with more affordable quartz. While uncommon today, pocket watches are still very much a thing.
That small, mysterious pocket on the front of your pair of jeans? It was made to hold a pocket watch and begs to differ that there is no place for one in modern life.
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