Pocket watches with a kilt?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

You might consider either a leather handcuff case (try Bianchi or Safariland) or a watch pocket stitched to the inside of the flap of you kilt. Regardless, the pocket watch is the hallmark of the Scottish Gentleman-- well done, Laddie.

[James MacMillan]

Everytime I look at this thread, I think of attaching one end of the pocket watch chain at the waist and then letting the pocket watch dangle down inside the kilt.

Then when someone asks the time, you reach down raise the hem slightly, grasp the watch and look at the time.

Sorry, but the mental image sticks in my head of the possible reactions to a simple question of "What time is it?"

[Clockwork John]

Everytime I look at this thread, I think of attaching one end of the pocket watch chain at the waist and then letting the pocket watch dangle down inside the kilt.

Then when someone asks the time, you reach down raise the hem slightly, grasp the watch and look at the time.

Sorry, but the mental image sticks in my head of the possible reactions to a simple question of "What time is it?"

That would also answer "the question"

What do you wear under a kilt?


If you really want to know, I've got the time.

[jmercier]

I dont wear a wrist watch anymore, just use a mechanical pocket watch, when i'm wearing a kilt, the watch goes in my sporan and the clip on the chain clips to the back of the sporan where the strap goes through, works fine, and allows me to use the chain to pull the watch out of my sporan without fumbling around inside just to get the time.

[cacunn]

Everytime I look at this thread, I think of attaching one end of the pocket watch chain at the waist and then letting the pocket watch dangle down inside the kilt.

Then when someone asks the time, you reach down raise the hem slightly, grasp the watch and look at the time.

Sorry, but the mental image sticks in my head of the possible reactions to a simple question of "What time is it?"

What do you have under your kilt?

I have the time do you have the proclivity?

[Kilt TN]

Everytime I look at this thread, I think of attaching one end of the pocket watch chain at the waist and then letting the pocket watch dangle down inside the kilt.

Then when someone asks the time, you reach down raise the hem slightly, grasp the watch and look at the time.

Sorry, but the mental image sticks in my head of the possible reactions to a simple question of "What time is it?"

aaahhgggg...never treat a pocket watch with such disrespect...do you want to break it. My grandfather would jump up out of his grave and snatch me bald if I did that. Unlike a quartz watch you could damage the timing spring in a pocket watch doing that.

[James MacMillan]

aaahhgggg...never treat a pocket watch with such disrespect...do you want to break it. My grandfather would jump up out of his grave and snatch me bald if I did that. Unlike a quartz watch you could damage the timing spring in a pocket watch doing that.

So - didn't we descover a quartz pocket watch already???

[PaulX608]

Something tells me you've never met a Toyota 2000GT; and no wonder, there were perhaps 60 in North America...

I meant the new ones. I had a '74 Corona that had plenty of character, as well as a warped cylinder head, lol. Obviously, there are exceptions. The point was made I think. I guess, to me, there is something special about mechanical timepieces. All the wheels and gears and springs working in harmony right on your wrist or in your pocket. They have a certain warmth and charm. And, for my money, that just can't be replicated by apllying battery voltage to a quartz crystal and causing it to oscillate.

BTW, I also use a fountain pen daily. And while I don't use a straight razor, I do use an antique Gillette

[walkerk]

OK - Back on topic: Have a look near the bottom of this page: http://www.transquip.net/railroaduni...rmaccessories/ Who knew they still make stuff like this? And tossing your watch inside your sporran along with everything else - not such a good idea.

Off topic again: Paul, I use a Merkur slant bar with a badger brush and those really cheap soap cakes that come stacked in a cardboard tube.

[auld argonian]

Guys, looks like it's turning into a contest to see who is more retro...

Really...I just jam a stick in the ground and look at where the shadow falls and I use two halves of a razor clam shell to puck my whiskers out one at a time.

Seriously, I just use a Thirty dollar Timex wrist watch that's one of the ones that's called an "E+Z Reader"...that means BIG NUMBERS and hands so that my middle aged eyes can actually see what time it is. When it's little quartz heart stops, I replace the battery and if that doesn't work, I throw it out and buy a new one. I've been down this road of trying to keep some kind of antique device in good working trim and it's been expensive and frustrating and finding an honest repairman is damn near impossible and, frankly, not worth the time and trouble. If it's reasonably accurate and readable it's a go.

I have several pocket watches and I wear them only as fashion accessories with a chain when I wear a vest. A couple of them are mechanical and a couple are battery driven and if there's some kind of abstract difference, I can't detect it. Unlike my father, I'm not dropping bombs from a B-17 so I can get away with knowing about what time it is rather than precisely what time it is.

And I shave with one of those disposable Schick things with a lot of blades in it and use gel out of a can to keep my delicate red head's facial skin intact while I'm scraping it clean. And, like it was with the watches, I've been through the whole retro shaving trip and in the end it was, for me, too much fussiness, time and trouble for an unsatisfactory result. I just want to shave and get the hell out of the bathroom...if I feel the need for a ritual, I'll find a church to go to.

As they say on the internet, "your mileage may vary", and you're welcome to tell time and shave however you want but I personally can't spare the time, money and energy to indulge myself in the whole retro trip anymore.

Best

AA