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
Lynn YaegerHis 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
Linda BillingtonExamples of pocket watch in a Sentence
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In 2025, a collector paid a record price of over $2 million for a gold pocket watch linked to the Titanic.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
However, items saved by survivors or plucked from the water by rescuers can be sold and often fetch big sums — a life jacket worn by a passenger sold for just over $900,000 in April while a gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued the survivors sold for nearly $2 million in 2024.
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Abraham-Louis Breguet later explored the concept in pocket watches.
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Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
Swatch’s release of a collaborative pocket watch with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet drew hundreds of people to SouthPark before the doors even opened last weekend.
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Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
Portable ladies’ timepieces were invented in 1810, transforming from pocket watches into something wearable by being connected to a bracelet.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
The Swiss watchmaker said Monday that there's no shortage of its Royal Pop pocket watch, a collaboration with Audemars Piguet's luxury timepieces.
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ABC News,
18 May 2026
The real release, revealed on May 12 ahead of the teased May 16 date, was a collection of eight pocket watches, not wristwatches, built from a collision between Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and the old Swatch POP line from the 1980s.
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Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Made in Swatch's bioceramic material, all designed to sit in a type of pocket watch format with a lanyard connected to it.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
However, items saved by survivors or plucked from the water by rescuers can be sold and often fetch big sums — a life jacket worn by a passenger sold for just over $900,000 in April while a gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued the survivors sold for nearly $2 million in 2024.
—
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Abraham-Louis Breguet later explored the concept in pocket watches.
—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
Swatch’s release of a collaborative pocket watch with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet drew hundreds of people to SouthPark before the doors even opened last weekend.
—
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
Portable ladies’ timepieces were invented in 1810, transforming from pocket watches into something wearable by being connected to a bracelet.
—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
The Swiss watchmaker said Monday that there's no shortage of its Royal Pop pocket watch, a collaboration with Audemars Piguet's luxury timepieces.
—
ABC News,
18 May 2026
The real release, revealed on May 12 ahead of the teased May 16 date, was a collection of eight pocket watches, not wristwatches, built from a collision between Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and the old Swatch POP line from the 1980s.
—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Made in Swatch's bioceramic material, all designed to sit in a type of pocket watch format with a lanyard connected to it.
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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“Pocket watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20watch. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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