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 ...

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 ...

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 ...