pocket watch

Vest chain accessory

A pocket watch is a watch designed to be carried in a pocket rather than worn on the wrist, typically attached to a chain that clips to clothing.

Pocket watches were the standard portable timepiece before wristwatches became dominant in the early twentieth century.

They now appear mainly as heirlooms, collectibles, or fashion accessories: He checked his grandfather's pocket watch.

elegance

gentleman

Courteous, honorable man

  • vestSleeveless upper-body garment
  • chainLinked segments forming length
  • fobChain-attached bauble

waistcoat · sophistication · style · dapper · formal · silver · gold · polished · engraved · open-face

portable

compact

Tightly packed together

  • carryMove while supporting
  • chainLinked segments forming length
  • fobChain-attached bauble

personal · slip · tuck · belt loop · travel · detachable · clip

timekeeping

dial

Graduated circular indicator

chronometer · seconds · minutes · hours · face · crystal · bezel · Roman numerals · Arabic numerals · precision

mechanical

gears

Toothed rotating machine parts

movement · winding · balance wheel · jewels · caliber · barrel · oscillation · skeleton · fusee · regulator

antique

Victorian

Of a prim era

  • EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
  • patinaSurface film from aging
  • filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation

engraved · gilded · ornate · collectible · restoration · relic · heirloom · inheritance · legacy · family

Categories
Opposites
wearing location/style

pocket watchwristwatch

Portable timekeeping accessory

wrist watch · bracelet watch · smartwatch · watch · fitness tracker

era/technological generation

pocket watchsmartwatch

Wearable wrist-worn computing device

Apple Watch · digital watch · fitness tracker · smartphone · Fitbit

portability/fixedness

pocket watchgrandfather clock

Tall freestanding pendulum timekeeper

wall clock · Big Ben · tower clock · mantel clock · cuckoo clock

Family

watch, poke, pocket, pouch, watching, watched, watchful, watcher, watchdog

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G