pocket watch

Noun

Meaning

a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket

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I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch. Woody Allen

Canterbury Cathedral: The first ever pocket watch was found in the walls of its cloister many hundreds of years ago. I decided to come, in the rain, to play with the locals and, if time permitted, attend the evening service. Derren Brown

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

I think the time is ripe for a return to the refinement of lifestyle that the pocket watch embodies. A personal pleasure that you know you have in your pocket, which requires an elegant gesture to use and show to others. Richard Mille

Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch. Ruta Sepetys

As Manjiro continues to dress with painstaking slowness into ceremonial robes for the tea ritual, Kayama slowly adopts the manners and dress of the newcomers, proudly displaying his new pocket watch, cutaway coat and "A Bowler Hat". Source: Internet

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