Like wedding rings and china sets, antique pocket watches often become precious family heirlooms passed down from parent to child for generations. They never lose their charm no matter how beaten and ...

A pocket watch once owned by Charles Dickens has sold for £11,500 at auction. The open-faced key-wind watch dates from 1836 and was gifted to the famous author on the first anniversary of his ...

Until recently, watches have been entirely mechanical where each wheel, gear, and mechanism representing a milestone in our understanding of precision manufacturing and timekeeping. One of the very ...

A pocket watch once owned by Charles Dickens is going up for auction. The open-faced key-wind watch dates from 1836 and was gifted to the famous author on the first anniversary of his editorship of ...

Back in 16th-century Europe, pocket watches were the first timepieces to be ever worn. They were transitional in size between clocks and watches. Today, the pocket watch is viewed as a simulated ...