Pocketwatches

[Panache]

This is how I wear mine






Hope this was of help

Cheers

Jamie

[Bryan]

Great advice all. I wonder something though. I will be wearing a tux shirt and bow tie that evening along with the Argyll and waistcoat, would it be improper to wear the watch in those circumstances since what I will be wearing is, in effect, a tuxedo?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Great advice all. I wonder something though. I will be wearing a tux shirt and bow tie that evening along with the Argyll and waistcoat, would it be improper to wear the watch in those circumstances since what I will be wearing is, in effect, a tuxedo?

It is absolutely correct to wear a pocket watch with a tuxedo. The same applies to the kilt-- day or evening, formal or informal, the pocket watch is always an acceptable part of a gentleman's wardrobe.

Wear it, dammit! and look sharp.

[Bugbear]

Oops, never mind.

But I love that you are comparing an Argyle and three button waistcoat to a

[Bryan]

Wear it, dammit! and look sharp.

I intend to do that very thing! Never really worn much "black tie" so I'm still figuring out what is acceptable and what isn't, but I'm glad to see that so far, the watch is a go!

[Jock Scot]

It is absolutely correct to wear a pocket watch with a tuxedo. The same applies to the kilt-- day or evening, formal or informal, the pocket watch is always an acceptable part of a gentleman's wardrobe.

Wear it, dammit! and look sharp.

Too right!

[Jack Daw]

It is absolutely correct to wear a pocket watch with a tuxedo. The same applies to the kilt-- day or evening, formal or informal, the pocket watch is always an acceptable part of a gentleman's wardrobe.

Wear it, dammit! and look sharp.

Hear, hear! One of the rare times I wear my pocketwatch is with my pc and waistcoat.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Last weekend I was at a Christmas party hosted by the chairman of the Greenville, SC, Highland Festival and both my son and I wore pocket watches. Noting that the keeping of accurate time did not seem to be a function of either watch (one dates from 1887 and the other from 1910) I dropped them off this morning for their "million minute" tune-up. Turns out this is not an exercise for the financially faint of heart, but given that both watches are family heirlooms (Victoria's Jubilee and my Grandfather's wedding) I suppose it is worth the expense to see them ticking away for the next century or so.

I'll post a photo when I get them back after the first of the year.

[Bugbear]

My pocket watch costs about fifty dollars, maybe more, to have cleaned and tuned up; they usually tighten the spring in the lid too. I really don't know how often a regular pocket watch needs to be taken into the shop because mine has the crystal removed so I can feel the hands. That probably speeds up the time between cleanings quite a bit.

If I added up all the money I have spent having it cleaned, I could have replaced it several times over the last twenty years, but it's an old friend now.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

My pocket watch costs about fifty dollars, maybe more, to have cleaned and tuned up; they usually tighten the spring in the lid too. I really don't know how often a regular pocket watch needs to be taken into the shop because mine has the crystal removed so I can feel the hands. That probably speeds up the time between cleanings quite a bit.

If I added up all the money I have spent having it cleaned, I could have replaced it several times over the last twenty years, but it's an old friend now.

I think my Great Grandfather's watch (1887) was last serviced about 30 years ago, and probably the same for my Grandfather's watch (1910), which requires a new mainspring. Undoubtedly I could have bought several new watches for what this will cost, but like Ted said, "they are old friends now."