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  2. Pocket watch - Wikipedia

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    Colibri pocket watch, manufactured mid-1990s. The back case has an extra hinged cover that can be folded out to allow the watch to stand upright on a table. Pocket watches are uncommon in the present day, having first been superseded by wristwatches and later by smartphones. Until early in the 20th century, though, the pocket watch remained ...

  3. 25 Modern Pocket Watches You Can Wear in 2022 - AOL

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    A complete guide to one of the strangest new throwback trends: pocket watches. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  4. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    The so-called trench watch, or 'wristlets' were practical, as they freed up one hand that would normally be used to operate a pocket watch, and became standard equipment. [ 187 ] [ 188 ] The demands of trench warfare meant that soldiers needed to protect the glass of their watches, and a guard in the form of a hinged cage was sometimes used ...

  5. Museu Medeiros e Almeida - Wikipedia

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    A curious c.1720-1730, flintlock system, table alarm clock made to the German market by Godfrie Poy (active 1718–1753); An 1807 pocket watch, table, and carriage clock that belonged to French general Junot and later on to the Duke of Wellington, by the master horology Abraham-Louis Breguet [2] (1747–1823);

  6. Watchclock - Wikipedia

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    A watchclock station with key hanging on a chain. A watchclock is a mechanical clock used by security guards as part of their guard tour patrol system which require regular patrols. The most commonly used form was the mechanical clock systems that required a key for manual punching of a number to a strip of paper inside with the time pre ...

  7. Westclox - Wikipedia

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    The Westclox company was a major manufacturer of dollar watches. It started production of an inexpensive, back-winding pocket watch in 1899, which was intended to be affordable to any working person. The company continued to produce cheap pocket watches into the 1990s.