A pocket watch (or pocketwatch) is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist.
They were the most common type of watch from their … 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 … See more

Key-wind, key-set movements
The first pocket watches, since their creation in the 16th century, up until the third quarter of the … 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Pocket watches are uncommon in the present day, having first been superseded by wristwatches and later by smartphones.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 the wristwatch considered feminine and … See more

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

There are two main styles of pocket watch, the hunter-case pocket watch and the open-face pocket watch.
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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 … See more