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Hebdomas 8 Day Pocket Watch Antique

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Antique 8 Day Swiss Made Hebdomas Nickel Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique 8 Day Swiss Made Hebdomas Nickel Pocket Watch. This watch is working and ticking well
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1910s Hebdomas 8 Day Pocket Watch Antique

Materials

Silver Plate, Enamel

Antique Silver Plated Swiss 8 Day Hebdomas with Visible Escapement Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful 51mm diameter visible escapement keyless mechanical pocket watch is in good working
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Hebdomas 8 Day Pocket Watch Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Hebdomas Nickel Silver Eight Day Pocket Watch with Exposed Balance Wheel, 1920s
Located in Long Beach, CA
Hebdomas. They were renowned for their accurate and dependable 8 day pocket watches. This example done in
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Hebdomas 8 Day Pocket Watch Antique

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Finding the Right pocket-watches for You

Can you pull off a vintage pocket watch? Of course you can. With a suit and a waistcoat, a pocket watch can be a refreshing alternative to a wristwatch.

The earliest pocket watches were luxury items, and, owing to cost, they weren’t commonplace until the 19th century. Artfully crafted pocket watches were a symbol of wealth, and manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe became known for theirs. (Today, they’re among the most sought after by collectors and enthusiasts.)

At the onset, pocket watches resembled small round table clocks, and pulling your small round table clock — perhaps of the silver variety — out of your breast pocket in front of someone else demonstrated unequivocally that you cared about punctuality. For collectors, pocket watches are big, and that means a larger canvas provided for functions without crowding the dial. For example, the Marius Lecoultre pocket watch — made circa 1890 — does everything but uncork your wine.

In the late 1800s, the open-face pocket watch became a staple on the American railroad. It was a requirement for railway workers to wear a pocket watch, as the timepieces were responsible for keeping conductors on schedule. This was a boon to the watchmaking industry, with companies like Hamilton, the Elgin National Watch Company and the Waltham Watch Company producing high-grade and workingman’s watches.

By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch. Suddenly, if you wanted to know the time, you merely glanced at your wrist. But given their vintage charm and our general appetite for good design, pocket watches are a piece of statement-making jewelry and today can prove complementary to your formal attire in a manner that is stylish and unconventional.

Let time take its course — browse a vast selection of antique and vintage pocket watches available on 1stDibs designed by legendary brands such as IWC, Cartier and more.

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