5/30/2023 0 Comments Pocket watch fob![]() The watch was attached to one end while another object could be attached to the other end – a watch winding key or a cigar cutter, for instance – and placed in the vest’s right pocket. A double Albert chain was designed to attach in the middle of the chain, thus forming two front loops across the lower chest. He attached the other end of the chain to his watch, which was tucked into his left vest pocket. A gentleman fastened the single Albert chain to his vest’s middle buttonhole, allowing the chain’s end, perhaps with a fob attached, to drop down in front. There were two types of Albert watch chain – a single Albert and a double Albert. The fashion of watches on chains worn with a waistcoat – sometimes called a vest – peaked in popularity during the Victorian age and was attributed to Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria. You then simply place your pocket watch inside your waistcoat pocket and let a small bit of the chain and fob to hang outside the pocket. In the late 1700s pocket watches became affordable for most people and many adopted the fashion of wearing one in each pocket, with the second watch usually being a fake. It is probable that production coincided with the introduction of waistcoats by England’s King Charles II in 1675. Eventually manufacturers were able to reduce the size so that men could carry watches in a pocket. Often worn on a chain around the neck, they would have been quite uncomfortable. They were quite large though and made of heavy brass. Today I will show you the basics on how to make your own chain fob for your pocket watch. The fob should pass through the buttonholes in the middle and terminate in a pocket on the other side, anchored by another object such as a cigar cutter. The earliest portable watches made in 16th century Europe were, really, just small clocks. The classic way to wear a pocket watch is at the end of a chain (called a fob) in your waistcoat pocket.
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