Ladies pocket watches of the Victorian period

[Doc Neeley]

Howdy all. On the photo site I noticed many pictures of ladies and girls wearing their watches so I thought I'd post some here for anyone wondering how to wear their watch. One thng that really surprised me was some ladies had watch pockets sewn into their dress.

The first picture is of several sized watches I have for reference.

The watch size only refers to the size of the movement. They were put in different sized cases all the time as noted.

On the left is what is definately a ladies size '0' watch. To it's right is a size '6' movement in a size 12 case (could be a ladies or gents watch). Next is a size 12 movement watch. On the right is a nice larger sz 16 hunter case watch for a gent.



Gent with an 'Albert' chain and fob.


Young girl with watch on necklace.


Lady with chain and watch pocket.


Hope you enjoy this little primer.

Doc

[Alice]

Great photos Doc. Watch pockets were fairly common on ladies' dresses, usually sewn into the waistband or the front side seam. Some were separate pockets and worn pinned onto the garment. If a garment had no watch pocket the watch could simply be tucked into the skirt waistband.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Great pics, Doc!  Thanks