Also known as "onion clocks", Or"onion", pocket watches they are a timeless accessory, an indisputable sign of style and maturity.
Usually made in small sizes to be lightweight and wearable in pockets clothes, are equipped with a chain that secures them to clothing: often the dial is protected by an openable cover.
Different in style, shape and size, they have different names based on the characteristics of the case, the dial and the type of opening, as well as the mechanism that moves the hands.
THE HISTORY OF THE POCKET WATCH
For many centuries, until the mid-50s, pocket watches were a very popular accessory among men, not only used to measure time, but above all they represented a true social status. For this reason, the more beautiful the pocket watch was, the greater the possibility of showing off wealth from the owner: since its conception, which occurred in the Renaissance, the race to have the most worked and produced watch with precious materials was a true "must". It was therefore a very common accessory, although only for the nobles and the upper middle class.
It becomes a subsidy to work with the era of industrialization, when certain operations had to be carried out precisely: for example in the case of those who worked for the railways, who had to have timely clocks. This transformation has also allowed less wealthy people to make contact with this timepiece.
The sunset of the pocket watch occurs in the mid-50s, after the arrival of the wristwatches, considered more comfortable and wearable. However, it took half a century for wristwatches to take hold, this because originally it was an exclusively female product.
WHY GIVE A POCKET WATCH
Today pocket watches are coming back into fashion, even in the trendiest garments: pocket watches in fluorescent colors, with excessive designs and particular decorations are in fashion. But not only! You can find excellent ones in circulation pocket watches of all kinds of materials, although the favorite is definitely silver because of its shiny color.
It is not just a question of fashion: not everyone is able to wear a wristwatch: many, both because of the activity they carry out, both for allergy problems or perhaps for a feeling of greater comfort, prefer a watch pocket size.
Wearing a pocket watch today is certainly a sign of great style and sophistication, indicates the desire to always stand out with a slightly nostalgic and vintage touch of class, especially when it comes to a vintage original. In balance between discretion and ostentation, pocket watches can have engravings or decorations, even personalized ones. Ideal if worn with elegant clothing, perhaps in retro style, they are perfect with a vest, which offers the necessary attachment to the chain.
The prices of pocket watchesof course, they are very varied, based on the brand, the materials with which they were built and also at the time. Buying an antique pocket watch, however, can prove to be a real investment for the future.
