Pocket Watch Blog
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GOTHIC LETTERS REPLACING ROMAN NUMERALS
In the 18th century, the first Pocket watches appeared that replaced the numerals marking the hours with Gothic letters, in some cases at the…
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Daniel Vaucher Pocket watches in Paris
Daniel VAUCHER (Vauchez), a Parisian master watchmaker, installed on rue du Preaux-Boeufs, was one of the favorite watchmakers of the aristocracy and the queen…
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Pocket watches and chatelaine
The chatelaine is a belt pendant, used since the Middle Ages, when the security guard hung the keys to the castle gates on his waist.…
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An independent Pocket watch
The Pocket watch with independent seconds, signed by Menendez and Cernuda of Havana, was certainly a commission with their signature made to Switzerland, as…
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Where can you find the rarest and oldest Pocket watches?
The world's rarest ancient gusset watch collections, in their near totality, are in the hands of exclusive and powerful watch companies, which typically create…
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AMERICAN WATCH Cº pocket watch
In 1851, the American Watch Cº company was formed, which the following year became the Walthan Impovement Cº, before passing in 1885 to the…
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Pocket watches in Antonio de Pereda's paintings
Antonio de Pereda y Salgado 1611-1678, was one of the most notable painters of the Spanish Baroque. In his paintings of still lifes…
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Freemason Pocket Watch
From the mid-19th century through the early 19th century in England and Scotland, it was very common for members of Freemasonic lodges to order…
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Charm British Pocket Watches
Around 1830, a Liverpool watchmaker-enamelist had the novel idea of emptying the upper half of the dial of a common gusset watch, in the…
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Pocket Watch And Its Significance
If you plan to swap your wristwatch with some other fancy menswear, then Pocket Watch can be your new alternative. These types of timepieces…