Pocket Watches

Pocket watches are quintessential pieces of men's jewelry style where form meets function for unparalleled style.

The pocket watch dates back hundreds of years, but the style itself – even for old pocket watches and styles of antique pocket watches – is never, ever dated.

Through the years, many companies have crafted and manufactured fine pocket watches. The earliest vintage pocket watches were all crafted by hand. That changed just after the American Civil War when machined pocket watches comprised of machined parts entered the marketplace. This made owning a good quality pocket watch more of a possibility. A few companies emerged around this time. These are the companies whose pieces are now widely sought as collector's pieces for people who seek to own a still functional and wearable antique pocket watch.

The Elgin pocket watch was one that emerged around this time in pocket watch history. Elgin is an American company. The Elgin pocket watch along with Waltham pocket watches came to dominate the mid-level pocket watch market because their products were fine, good quality, handsome, and affordable. Still today an Elgin antique gold pocket watch is highly desirable because with care the watch can be worn and used reliably.

Also emerging to compete with Elgin and Waltham around this time were Hamilton pocket watches. Elgin pocket watches and Waltham pocket watches both made railroad pocket watches, but of the three, Hamilton is probably most well known for railroad pocket watch crafting.

Another company grew out of this time, which is still going strong in the watch marketplace today. The Timex pocket watch is a piece that can be sought for their various styles of pocket watches, including their gold pocket watch, as well as for new pocket watches with modern quartz crystal accuracy.

Nearly as important in a new or vintage pocket watch as the watch itself is the fob. Pocket watch fobs are also pieces to be valued for their decoration and style. Even when the watch itself is no longer useful on a vintage or antique pocket watch, the fob may very well be. An antique or vintage pocket watch fob can lend a newer piece antique style and flair.

No matter what kind of pocket watch you seek to find – a collectible antique pocket watch or a contemporary new pocket watch – the selection is greatest online. No other single store can host the variety (and variety of quality) of pieces as those that are online.