Pocket Watch oddness

[WOLFY]

my mom handed me this watch while sayin’ “give this to your wife”

 

did women hang their pocket watches upside down?

 

it’s thinner and not as large as a man’s watch - but i cannot suss why the loop is at the 6 o’clock position

 

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

figure it was worn on a necklace 

 

   

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

Yes they did, when you put your hand under it and lift it to see the time, it will be orientated correctly . 

That's  not a pocket watch, as CB said its a necklace watch.

Edited Friday at 05:24 PM by Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485

[Rip Snorter]

Nice gift!  Be worth taking it to a good jeweler and having the face refinished plus clean & lube and a nice chain.

[Alpo]

I disagree about it being a necklace. This is my daughter's watch. It's hard to see through the bag, and she has the watch, so all I have is the picture, but 

 

 

You see there is a ring at 6:00 on the watch. Below the watch there is a fleur de lis. It's upside down and you can see the pin in the back of it. It is attached to the ring. The watch is pinned to the blouse, and worn as a brooch.

 

 

Found this one doing a web search. 

 

 

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

It could be a necklace or a pin watch. My wife had one that the Facility she worked for gave out that, like Alpo's daughter's watch, was pinned on, upside down, so that when the wearer looked down at it she could see the time.

[Dr. Zook]

Did a little digging,  Waltham Watch Co (1850-1957 Waltham MA) - President Lincoln was gifted a pocket watch after delivering the Gettysburg Address made by this company. 

Hands look like turn of the century design, could have also been a Nurse's watch that hung from a pin or cloth strip that was usually worn above the left breast on the uniform so that it could be read upside down if you needed both hands free to attend to your patient.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Necklace or brooch,  either one os meant to hang and ne correctly oriented when lifted into view.

[J-BAR #18287]

5 hours ago, WOLFY said:

my mom handed me this watch while sayin’ “give this to your wife”

 

did women hang their pocket watches upside down?

 

it’s thinner and not as large as a man’s watch - but i cannot suss why the loop is at the 6 o’clock position

 

That is beautiful!

 

Are those real diamonds surrounding the crystal?   I would check with your jeweler to get an appraisal for insurance.

[Cypress Sun]

 

Maybe it's made for Australian women.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

7 hours ago, Dr. Zook said:

Did a little digging,  Waltham Watch Co (1850-1957 Waltham MA) - President Lincoln was gifted a pocket watch after delivering the Gettysburg Address made by this company. 

Hands look like turn of the century design, could have also been a Nurse's watch that hung from a pin or cloth strip that was usually worn above the left breast on the uniform so that it could be read upside down if you needed both hands free to attend to your patient.

I have a few watches in my collection.  In the trade they are usually called nurses watches for the reason Dr. Zook stated.  I had only one, with a serial number on the back.  It had been "identified" as a U. S. Navy issue nurse's watch from early WWII.

 

I traded it for something I wanted more, but I can't recall what.

Edited Saturday at 02:01 AM by Forty Rod SASS 3935

[J-BAR #18287]

George Carr, SASS alias Timekeeper, restored my grandfather's pocket watch to functioning condition.   I got his permission to post his contact information.   I am happy to recommend him for watch repair.

 

[watab kid]

broach was my first thought as well , 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I knew a very talented horologist (watch maker, not just s repairman) when I was a kid.  He fascinated me because of skills and because name was Walter Raleigh.  He had a sigh above his workbench that have copy of below my watch shelf.

 

"A man who owns a watch always knows the time.  A man with more than one is never quite sure."

 

Walt and Belle always had time for a curious kid.

[Texas Joker]

Before pockets were common domestic women wore a device called a chatelaine clipped to their dress. They attached commonly used items so they were handy and didn't get lost.

 

[Stump Water]

Modern belt loop or clip watches are oriented the same way,

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y23N75W

 

I wore one like this for many years.  Still have it... somewhere.

 

 

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

When wearing a wrist watch tore up my wrist due to bad eczema, I switched to a pocket watch.   But they were too nice for knock around wear at my job so I switched to a watch that I clipped to one of my belt loops.   It was indeed, "upside down," to just look at it, but when you hung it from the belt loop, looked down and tilted it up with your hand to read it, it was right side up.   Looks to me like the OP watch operates on a similar principle.

I used one of those hanging watches till 20 years ago, when I got a new job and they issued me a cell phone.   When I discovered that they had a built in clock, I stopped using a watch altogether.   When I retired in 7 years and turn in the phone, I'll probably go back to the hanging watch again.

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

13 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

 they issued me a cell phone.   When I discovered that they had a built in clock, I stopped using a watch altogether.   When I retired in 7 years and turn in the phone, I'll probably go back to the hanging watch again.

When I retired I pretty much quit worrying about the time.

[Rip Snorter]

For a couple of months after I retired, I stopped wearing a watch.  Then it went back on for near 19 years.  Though I didn't need the money, I took a part time County job for 6 years.  Then I re retired, and still wear the watch. We should all make our lifestyle choices!

[WOLFY]

much appreciated yall - yes they are genuine but i doubt it’s worth all that much

Edited Sunday at 06:11 AM by WOLFY

[Utah Bob #35998]

19th century watches for ladies were usually suspended from a petite chain or pinned on as a broach, thus making it much pre practical to have the face inverted. I ave one of the chains in my small collection but not the watch

[Utah Bob #35998]

Wolfy. Your watch has a seial number on the works inside. It can be traced on line for the manufactures date. Pre 1900 watches mostly had Roman numerals.

 

[WOLFY]

I believe it was listed as being made in 1915

Edited Tuesday at 06:39 AM by WOLFY