Silver Pocket Watches: A Stylish Accessory for a Suit

Keeping track of the time can help you more effectively plan and carry out your daily tasks. There are a few options for this. In you home or office clocks are typically available. However when you are out and about it can be easier if you have a watch available. This makes these personal timepieces a popular choice.

Watches can come in a couple of basic styles. The wrist watch is the more common type these days and has been for many decades. However before the popularity of the wrist watch, the timepiece of choice was a pocket watch. Rather than being worn, a pocket watch was stored in a pocket. It typically had a chain which was attached to the wearer’s clothes to ensure that if the pocket watch was dropped it was kept safe from falling to the floor and being damaged.

Wrist watches have become more popular because of their convenience. However in terms of style, the pocket watch can be a better alternative. Many of them are highly ornate and collectors pieces in their own right. As a display piece this can make them worth owning. They can also look good in formal occasions when wearing a suit.

Silver pocket watches are some of the most common pieces available and they can be a nice watch to own. Silver is an attractive metal and the silversmiths and watchmakers who worked with it fashioned some beautiful timepieces. There are many decorative antique pocket watches made from silver. There are also still manufacturers that produce pocket watches using silver. Many of these can be less expensive to purchase in comparison to antique watches.

When purchasing a pocket watch you have a couple of options for the main style. Open face watches have the watch face always on display. Closed case watches have a cover which snaps shut over the face and needs to be opened to see the time. Both types are widely available. The benefit of an open face watch is the face is left on display and for ornate silver and gold pocket watches this can be attractive. The closed case style has the advantage of providing protection and this can help keep the watch face in better condition.

When considering purchasing a silver pocket watch, there are few manufacturers to look to. Waltham is one of these and they have been making high quality watches for more than 150 years. Others include Charles Hubert and Elgin. Over the years these companies have manufactured many silver watches and many of these are still on sale these days.

If the older style pocket watch is not something that appeals to you then a modern equivalent is produced by the Dakota Watch Company. Rather than the usual chain which is common for traditional pocket watch, Dakota make theirs with a clip. The watch can be kept in a pocket or it can be clipped to clothing or bags.

As a retirement gift or long service gift a silver pocket watch can be an appropriate choice. It can also be used as a wedding memento for groom, best man and other male attendees. It can look stylish on the day of the wedding and suitably engraved can be a permanent reminder of a special occasion.