A Brief Introduction Of Pocket Watch

Nowadays, pocket watch is less used, but the value of them has been increased a lot

. An old saying goes: when a thing is rare, it becomes precious. They are precious not just because the quantity, but also the elegance they exude. Usually, the rich people have the habit to collect pocket watches, because they think pocket watch is the symbol of status and social position.

Pocket watches can be carried in people's pocket, and they don't like wristwatch that you can wear on wrist. Most of the silver pocket watches have a hinged cover which can protect the watch face, while the chains of pocket watch make you can attach the watch on the waistcoat, belt loop or lapel.

Generally speaking, we can divide pocket watch into two types: the first one is the open-faced watches, hunter-cased, often called as Savonette. The second is the most common type, there is a hinged cover on the watch face, and you can open the cover to read the time. Otherwise, the hinged cover should be closed so as to protect the watch. The pendant of a Sabonette is set in the twelve o'clock position, while the pendant of hunter is set in the position of three oclock.

Today's new pocket watches are produced with the new ideal and technology, for example, mechanism is used in modern pocket watch, while in antique pocket watch you can never found this feature. They don't blindly follow the tradition and integrate the current new concept.

In current time, the silver pocket watches have become the popular collection for many watch fans. Not mention to an antique pocket watch, it is particularly hot in watch enthusiasts. The value of pocket watch has increased a lot, and there are a few vintage pocket watches I have to introduce.

An Elgin pocket watch, it was made about fifty to one hundred fifty years ago, but the functions of this watch is still complete. Why this watch has high value? In fact, this watch can be regarded the symbol of America's rise from an undeveloped country to developed country, this watch witnessed the whole process of America's history. Waltham pocket watches were the first batch of antique gold pocket that had been manufactured massively, to some extent, this watch is an important turning point for people to understand pocket watch better. While for Hamilton pocket watch, it is famous for the accuracy. As a matter of fact, the Hamilton pocket watch was regarded as the standard of railroad pocket watch.

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