A pocket watch 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 development in the 16th century until … 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 watch movements are occasionally engraved with the word "Adjusted", or "Adjusted to n positions". This means that the watch has been … See more

• The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 (2015) – 57 complications
• Patek Philippe Calibre 89 (1989) – 33 complications
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The rise of railroading during the last half of the 19th century led to the widespread use of pocket watches.
A famous train wreck … See more

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

Pocket watches are uncommon in the present day, having first been superseded by wristwatches and later by smartphones. Until early in the … See more