pocketwatch
Vest-chained chronometer
A pocketwatch is a watch designed to be carried in a pocket rather than worn on the wrist, typically attached to a chain.
Before wristwatches became standard in the early twentieth century, pocketwatches were the dominant portable timepiece: He checked his grandfather's old pocketwatch.
Also spelled as two words: pocket watch.
Tick-controlling clock component
- movementChange in position
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- balance wheelTimekeeping oscillator in watches
jeweling · mainspring · gear train · caliber · regulator · hairspring · winding · stem
Chain-attached bauble
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- waistcoatSleeveless torso garment
- lapelJacket's front fold
- clipCut or attach
T-bar · swivel · ribbon · chatelaine · belt loop
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- collectibleObject worth amassing
patina · relic · treasure · heritage · ornate · filigree · restoration · curio
Graduated circular indicator
- faceHead's anterior surface
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- numeralsSymbols for quantities
- bezelGrooved rim for mounting
crystal · case · enamel · porcelain · skeleton · hunter · pendant · bow
Courteous, honorable man
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- heirloomInherited family treasure
railroad · conductor · grandparent · keepsake · memento · inscription · monogram · dedication
escapement
Tick-controlling clock component
- movementChange in position
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
balance wheel · jeweling · mainspring · gear train · caliber · regulator · hairspring · winding · stem · crown
fob
Chain-attached bauble
vintage
Quality from past eras
collectible · patina · relic · treasure · heritage · ornate · filigree · restoration · curio · memorabilia
dial
Graduated circular indicator
bezel · crystal · case · enamel · porcelain · skeleton · hunter · pendant · bow · hinged
gentleman
Courteous, honorable man
heirloom · railroad · conductor · grandparent · keepsake · memento · inscription · monogram · dedication · commemoration
pocketwatchwristwatch
Portable timekeeping accessory
wrist watch · smartwatch · bracelet watch · watch · Apple Watch
pocketwatchgrandfather clock
Tall freestanding pendulum timekeeper
tower clock · Big Ben · clock tower · wall clock · mantel clock
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