pocket watch

noun

plural pocket watches

: a portable timepiece designed to be carried in the pocket

… we fell for a circa 1890 … gentleman's pocket watch with a beautifully engraved case, a clear white face, and slender, elegant hands.

—Lynn Yaeger

His western-style shirt was topped with a dark pinstriped vest; the thick gold chain that draped across it ended in an ornate pocket watch.

—Linda Billington

Examples of pocket watch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sam towered above her in a crisp three-piece suit with a gold pocket watch. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Don’t pull out an ugly pocket watch and ruin the effect — use the Tissot Savonnette Pocket Watch. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

This Lusitania didn’t sink as a formal band played, but the ticking of each man’s pocket watch synchronized to form a furious percussion section, and all those wailing women’s voices layered into girl-group harmonies. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Since its release on May 16, consumers have clamored to get their hands on the coveted Swatch x Audemars Piguet collaboration, the Royal Pop pocket watch. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pocket watch

• butterscotch
• boche
• botch
• brough
• crotch
• gotch
• notch
• rotch
• scotch
• swatch
• hopscotch
• stopwatch