Originally Posted by
jsrnephdoc
Who made it?
What's with the strap that runs UNDER the left "leaf"? (AND under the pocket flap)
It looks REALLY cool to me!
It's how they often made waistcoats in the old days.
Going by Hollywood, before wristwatches, when every man wore a pocketwatch, men all wore chains.
In fact more common was the watch strap, leather or satin, connecting the watch to the fob.
And waistcoats had a vertical buttonhole for the strap to go through.
This is one Hollywood film that decided to go that route
An original watch showing the strap and fob. If you ever wondered why pocket watches so often had an elongated loop, and vintage fobs an elongated hole, that's why. A chain would only require a small round loop, a small round hole.
Last edited by OC Richard; 26th May 25 at 08:00 AM.
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