The first timepieces to be worn, made in 16th-century Europe, were transitional in size between clocks and … See more

The rise of railroading during the last half of the 19th century led to the widespread use of pocket watches.
A famous train wreck on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway in Kipton, Ohio, … See more

There are two main styles of pocket watch, the hunter-case pocket watch and the open-face pocket watch.
An open-faced, or Lépine, watch, is one in which the case lacks a metal cover to protect the … See more

The first pocket watches, since their creation in the 16th century, up until the third quarter of the 19th century, had key-wind and key-set movements. A watch key was necessary to wind the watch and to set the time. T… See more

Pocket watch movements are occasionally engraved with the word "Adjusted", or "Adjusted to n positions". This means that the watch has been tuned to keep time under various positions and conditions. There are e… See more

Pocket watches are uncommon in the present day, having first been superseded by wristwatches and later by smartphones. Until early in the 20th century, though, the pocket watch remained predominant for men, with t… See more