Pocket Watch Chains
Any possession worth half-a-month’s salary deserves a little protection, particularly when that object is a small and slippery as a pocket watch. That’s why jewelry and watch manufacturers produced chains to accompany them, keeping the timepieces safely strapped into one’s vest pocket even when frantically hopping a streetcar or bending down to tie your shoelaces.
Antique pocket-watch chains range from the purely functional to the...Continue Reading