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How do I use a pocket watch chain?
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To use a pocket watch chain, first attach one end to the fob of your watch. Then, tuck the watch into the watch pocket of your jacket. Thread the free end of the chain through your jacket buttonhole. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of pocket watches.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Shop for Vintage Watch Chains on 1stDibs
9k Vintage Watch Chain With Clasp
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
Material: 9k Yellow Gold
Weight: 14 grams
Length: 29 inches, 30 inches with clasp
Link width 3.7 mm
Category
20th Century Chain Necklaces
French 20th Century 18 Karat Yellow Gold Filigrees Choker Necklace
Located in Poitiers, FR
Necklace in 18 karat yellow gold, horse head hallmark.
This elegant vintage watch chain features slender, openwork links.
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chain Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 14k Rose Gold Platinum Watch Chain Necklace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An Edwardian necklace, crafted in 14k rose gold and platinum, circa 1905–1915.
This elegant chain showcases a refined alternating-link design, composed of platinum and rose gold sect...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Chain Necklaces
Materials
Rose Gold, Platinum
14K Yellow Gold Vintage Rope Watch Chain with Turquoise & Seed Pearls
Located in New York, NY
Antique Victorian watch chain crafted in solid 14K yellow gold,
Total weight 23 grams.
Featuring a classic rope-link design accented with turquoise and seed pearl stations. Elegant, ...
Category
20th Century Modern Chain Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gold Pocket Watch Chain
By Henry Dankner & Sons
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage 14-karat gold pocket watch chain by Henry Dankner, circa mid-late 1970s, 20th century, USA.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Gold
Yellow Gold Art Deco Watch Chain Necklace 26 1/4" - 14k Curb Vintage
Located in Greensboro, NC
Design: Watch Chain Necklace
Era: Art Deco
Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold
Chain Style: Curb
Necklace Style: Watch Chain
Fastening Type: Spring Ring Clasp
Measurements
Length: 26...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold


