A "pocket watch holder" is a display stand for a pocket watch when you are not carrying the watch around with you but rather using it on a desk indoors.
The antique pocket watch holder not only allows you to use your pocket watch like a table clock, but also enhances its presence with its beautiful design.

JWBENSON (Benson) was the most successful watch manufacturer in London in the latter half of the 19th century, and it can be said that it is a watch brand representing the UK.
While many British watch manufacturers had small-scale workshops, by the end of the 19th century, large-scale factories were manufacturing a wide range of watches from mid-range to high-end models.

In another article, I talked about pocket watch dials, but hands are also a very important part of watch design. Moreover, it is the most visible part of a watch because it cannot tell the time, which is the original role of a watch, unless you look at the hands.
Various designs and ingenuity have been devised in consideration of not only the design but also the ease of viewing the time.

The dial of a watch is also called the face. It is an important part that literally becomes the face of the watch.
Here, we will explain the design, material, and decoration of antique pocket watch dials.

Pocket watches are divided into types such as open face and hunter, depending on the shape of the case.

In addition, although the names of each part are basically the same as those of wristwatches, there are also parts that are unique to pocketwatches, such as pendants and lids.

Albert chain is a chain used to wear a pocket watch.

It is named after Prince Albert (1819-1861), husband of Queen Victoria of England (1837-1901).

It was developed not only for the practical purpose of attaching a pocket watch to clothing to prevent it from being dropped, but also as an accessory for British gentlemen to be worn stylishly.

Waltham is a watch manufacturer representing the United States. Waltham was a company that created the "American style" of mass production by automating the parts manufacturing process, and played an important role in the development of the watch industry not only in the United States but also in the world.

Tiffany & Co. is one of the world's top five jewelers, along with Cartier, Bvlgari, Harry Winston, and Van Cleef & Abel. Currently, it is a global brand with more than 200 stores in 20 countries around the world as well as the United States.

Longines is a long-established store with a particularly long history in Switzerland, the center of watchmaking in the world. Around 1910, it had more than 1,100 employees, and it is a manufacturer that represents Swiss watches, with railroad stations and roads for Longines.

All antique pocket watches are mechanical watches powered by mainsprings .
It does not use batteries like quartz watches and digital watches.
Power is generated by unwinding the winding spring little by little.

I will explain each of them including a video, including a little trick.