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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Audemars Piguet and Swatch teamed up to release a new pocket watch this month, causing quite the stir online and IRL.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 May 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 pocket watch launched only in retail stores and was not available online — a risky move, some critics said, because the atmosphere was likely amped up by the big money at stake for the resellers in line.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
People were not in line for a pocket watch alone; some wanted content, others the significant resale opportunity.
—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
More than 500 people were trying to get their hands on pocket watches.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Videos posted to social media appeared to show people swarming the Denver mall on Saturday, hoping to snag one of the Swiss watchmaker’s Royal Pop pocket watches from its new collaboration with Audemars Piguet, a luxury watch brand.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 May 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 pocket watch launched only in retail stores and was not available online — a risky move, some critics said, because the atmosphere was likely amped up by the big money at stake for the resellers in line.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
People were not in line for a pocket watch alone; some wanted content, others the significant resale opportunity.
—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
More than 500 people were trying to get their hands on pocket watches.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Videos posted to social media appeared to show people swarming the Denver mall on Saturday, hoping to snag one of the Swiss watchmaker’s Royal Pop pocket watches from its new collaboration with Audemars Piguet, a luxury watch brand.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
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“Pocket watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocket%20watch. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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