Wearing the pocket watches with care

 You must keep your pocket watches away from water and also from fire. These can be used by both men and women. But the fact remains that women basically do not prefer this kind of watch. They can keep it in their pocket or hang it around their neck.

One of the best Christmas or New Year gist items are definitely these pocket watches. They would bring out the true Christmas spirit. This is why they have always been popular as a gift item during Christmas as well as New Year. Nevertheless, you can use these can act as a gift item all the year around depending on the interests of the person receiving the gift.

As a concept, the pocket watches were introduced a long back. Even today, its craze is still lasting. There have been many variations over time in these pocket watches. Now you can get metallic pocket watches, cartoon character pocket watches, besides jewelry studded pocket watches and so many more. For all these, the prices will vary depending on the quality of the watches as well as their age. The older the watches get, the more expensive they will be. Many people love collecting antique pocket watches as a hobby.

At one time, pocket watches were mainly used as a style statement or rather as a status symbol. But with time, these have started being used today as convenience goods.

There are two kinds of pocket watches. The open watch has no covers and one will be able to check the time at a glance. The more expensive watches come along with an enclosure in order to protect the watch from inside. Sometimes these enclosures of pocket watches would have design outside as well as pictures embossed inside.

Pocket watches were used when people did not prefer wearing wrist watches. For them, these pocket watches are extremely convenient, actually as convenient as the wrist watch itself. Some people even  prefer using open pocket watches rather than the ones with enclosures in order to save out on the time that is required for opening and closing the watch enclosures.

Many a times, you need to check for the fact whether the pocket watches are in working condition or not before you buy them. For this you must check out the history of the watch first to see if it is really antique or not as claimed by the seller.