| 单词 | pocket watch |
| 例句 | But the pocket watch and tie pin told Kaz all he needed to know: Heavy links of laurel leaves made up the watch’s gold fob, and the pin was a massive, perfect ruby. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He pulls out his pocket watch and runs his thumb across the crystal, lighting up the mockingjay. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His father had taken out his pocket watch. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls a pocket watch out of her skirt and sighs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As the coach barreled down the street, Frankie held his pocket watch to the radiance of the lantern on his side of the coach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He drew his pocket watch from his waistcoat and glanced at the time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Somehow we got through an interminable dinner, and then for entertainment Miss Brown sat down at the piano and whipped through her stock party piece, “The Minute Waltz,” in fifty-two seconds by Father’s pocket watch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Miig didn’t need one; he kept a pocket watch in his jeans. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I check my pocket watch; it’s quarter to ten. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath like a man eager to change the subject and checked his gold pocket watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He took out a pocket watch, checked the time, and sighed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I took out my pocket watch and watched the second hand continue its steady rotation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The depot man glanced at a gold pocket watch and walked away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he picks up his bag, puffs out his chest, and walks off, taking Camel’s last scrap of hope and my father’s pocket watch with him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And General Taheri, whose hopes had stirred awake after the Soviets pulled out, went back to winding his pocket watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mother continued to speak in Russian and pulled a pocket watch from her coat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He was always checking the time so he could show off his gold pocket watch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Harry looked all around the room before realizing that the voice had issued from Dedalus’s pocket watch. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Hector takes the silver pocket watch from the table, comparing the time to the clock on the wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The pocket watch he hangs around it, looping the chain as best he can. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I glanced at my pocket watch as the carriage rolled off. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Through this work, Hooke came up with the idea of a new kind of pocket watch regulated by a balance spring. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It was an old-fashioned silver pocket watch with a round glass face. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He heard his pocket watch hit the deck of the ship; and then, held upside down, he watched the watch roll merrily toward Abilene’s feet. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “One ’em automatons, half pocket watch, half tin cup, and half growed man!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He put his pocket watch back and then took the steps kind of slowly. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The simplest one-celled organism is a far more complex machine than the finest pocket watch. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I took out my dad’s pocket watch and shifted it from hand to hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I go through the box and find Papa’s sterling silver pocket watch and rub the figure of the fisherman standing in a rowboat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And yet pocket watches do not spontaneously self-assemble, or evolve, in slow stages, on their own, from, say, grandfather clocks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She unclasps the long silver chain that hangs around her neck, checking the time on the pocket watch that hangs from it before she holds it up in front of Poppet’s eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Unlike the watch on his wrist, the pocket watch, he had explained to me, was set to the local time in Dacca, eleven hours ahead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She took a meaningful glance at her pocket watch. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulled out a pocket watch—I’m not lying, a pocket watch—and flipped it open. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I see you are packed and ready. Excellent! The plan, as Harry has told you, is a simple one,” said Dedalus, pulling an immense pocket watch out of his waistcoat and examining it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Stepping aside to let other passengers pass, I checked my pocket watch. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulls a silver pocket watch on a long chain from his waistcoat and puts it on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I adjusted my tie and reached for my pocket watch, held it tight for comfort. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “She had her cane. And her pocket watch—that was in her coat pocket.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In a gold case, it wore like a pocket watch, but inside was a compass showing every direction. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I caught Joe with his hand in my waistcoat, and snagged his wrist just as he began to take my pocket watch. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulled a pocket watch out his jacket, tapped it, and said, “Time’s a-wasting.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He had his pocket watch in one hand, held to the glow of a lantern. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Edward’s pocket watch was located later, deep within the bowels of the vacuum cleaner, dented, but still in working condition; it was returned to him by Abilene’s father, who presented it with a mocking bow. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z That morning, my brothers was worth a pocket watch. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He smelled like cologne and wore an iron-gray three-piece suit, shiny from too many pressings; the gold chain of a pocket watch dangled from his vest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ladies in long skirts, with parasols, and strong men in striped three-piece suits with gold pocket watches. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He had left it folded on the dresser and laid my keys and pocket watch atop it, like an apology. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I poked through its contents until I found my father’s pocket watch and traced my thumb over the case’s familiar dings and scratches. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I decided that the pocket watch was one of those things. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Those half-cent coins he found in Concord must be worth something, and his pocket watch would be worth a lot. It might be time to visit the dealer again.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Frankie showing off the old service revolver he’d traded a filched pocket watch for, practicing on milk bottles and tin cans. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The man took off his ring and pocket watch, freeing the gold chain from his buttonhole. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And in her zeal to clean him, she vacuumed Edward’s gold pocket watch right off his lap. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Each pair of well-cut pants had a small pocket for Edward’s gold pocket watch. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z His little red mouth pursed, he stepped up on the stool and pulled out his pocket watch. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The doctor holds my father’s pocket watch in his pudgy hand, turning it over and inspecting it through his pince-nez. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He took out his pocket watch to check the time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “If you don’t hurry, we’re going to be late,” he said nonchalantly, taking out his pocket watch to check the time. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “No, no. They left that. Too hard to carry, I suppose. They took very dear things, though, like my Joseph’s pocket watch.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I drew out my pocket watch and counted the minutes as they ticked by. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The pocket watch on its long silver chain proves most difficult to locate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Fudge consulted the large gold pocket watch dangling from his waistcoat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So every day, he donned his gray suit, wound his pocket watch, and waited. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The night passes slowly, until Brother Worbs pulls out his pocket watch and calls out, "Almost midnight, boys!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The dragons have started to screech and whine, but Ma ignores them and takes out the gold pocket watch instead. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He took out his pocket watch and lit a match to read the dial. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Taking out his pocket watch, he squinted to read it, then touched the bridge of his nose as if searching for something. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I stood for a moment with my back against the door, turning my father’s pocket watch around and around in my fingers to ground myself in the moment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I took out my father’s pocket watch to check the time, running my thumb over the smooth glass window. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulls a pocket watch from his coat to check the time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The other families in our flat scrambled to give the Nazi officer everything they had squirreled away: little bits of jewelry, a pocket watch, a handful of zloty. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z With each tick of the pocket watch, Helmuth's heart pounds harder. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She’s examining a gold pocket watch that looks like it’s even older than her rotary phone. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him we had already traded a pocket watch for Jonas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His first three models were large, clumsy, heavy instruments, but his final masterpiece was not much larger than a heavy pocket watch. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She even transforms one audience member’s pocket watch from metal to sand and back again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ma takes the gold pocket watch from her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A small treasure trove was scattered at their feet—pocket watches, coins, jewelry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The general had finally been summoned to Afghanistan the month before for a ministry position, and had flown there two weeks earlier—he had left behind his gray suit and pocket watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z While the 39-millimeter, or 1.5-inch, case — inspired by pocket watches — puts the 188 Degree among the smaller watches in the portfolio of the young manufacturer, its galvanized blue dial makes it one of the boldest. Shades of Blue 2013-04-25T16:18:32Z Dru jabs her finger at the sketch of the White Rabbit and the pocket watch. Cure - a short story 2011-07-11T16:03:55Z He cuts a striking figure in his Victorian dandy’s garb, complete with cane and pocket watch. ‘Last of the Whyos’: It’s a bold story, but it doesn’t budge 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The scene with the pocket watch gets me every time. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Watch chain Why don't men carry pocket watches any more? Pete Doherty's jewellery range: an exclusive preview 2010-10-19T11:11:00Z Often made visible through a cutout on the dial of a modern watch, the showy device was designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches, which tend to be carried upright. Special Report: Watches: Tourbillon Returns, Defying Economic Gravity 2011-01-16T22:30:18Z Brand: A Los Angeles start-up inspired by nautical gauges and pocket watches from the early 1900s. A Watch With Snob Appeal for Under $1,000? Six Watch Insiders Offer Picks 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z I’d often sneak into his room to try them on, tying my father’s pocket watch to the belt loop and twirling it around, pretending I was an old-timey gumshoe. Mom’s girly presents to me 2013-12-24T23:00:00Z This time, however, there is a touch of the mystical: a magic pocket watch, found in a casket dredged from the sea, enables you to trigger a flashback whenever you happen upon a corpse. The Best Video Games of 2018 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z In the 19th century, the Swiss became masters of the increasingly flat mechanisms that enabled traditional pocket watches to evolve into wristwatches; a watch worn as a bracelet was particularly useful when riding on horseback. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Christie’s Hong Kong will offer in May “a very appealing group of pocket watches and enamel pocket watches,” Mr. Bacs said. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Auction Houses Benefit From Renewed Chinese Passion for Pocket Watches 2011-03-25T17:01:17Z But he was in the market for a pocket watch with a dial cover that he could snap shut with authority. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Containing both a clock and a pocket watch, the elaborate cabinet belongs to a rarefied group of timepieces invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the French court’s favored watchmaker. Finely Made Clocks Emerge as Connoisseur Favorites 2012-11-21T16:30:23Z Bittenbinder wore three-piece suits, a pocket watch, and a cowboy hat and delivered his own version of “Stranger Danger,” which he dubbed “Street Smarts.” John Mulaney needs to play all of history's weird men 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Minute repeater clocks and pocket watches were invented in the mid-18th century, before the advent of electric lighting. Minute Repeater Watches Again Gain Favor 2012-03-09T11:58:37Z Rope belts, dangling pocket watches and dandified suspenders were the season's must-have accessories. Mexican masks, retro futuristic suits hit Paris 2010-06-25T21:59:00Z He certainly looks the part: a snappy dresser with a three-piece suit, a 16th-century hipster cultivated beard and a pocket watch, he bears an uncanny resemblance to a Lucas Cranach painting of a halberdier. “Game of Thrones” in combat: How realistic are the show’s epic fight scenes? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The auction also includes portraits of Napoleon, tricolour military sashes and medals, marble and bronze busts and statues of the emperor and other objects including Napoleon's gloves, razor and pocket watch. Napoleon's two-cornered hat up for grabs at French auction 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z He was particular in his dress, favoring a dark suit, vest and pocket watch and, often, a bowler hat. David Lance Goines, Who Shaped the Counterculture Aesthetic, Dies at 77 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Sotheby’s spring sales in Hong Kong on April 7 will include 40 to 50 pocket watches dating to the early 18th to the early 20th centuries. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Auction Houses Benefit From Renewed Chinese Passion for Pocket Watches 2011-03-25T17:01:17Z Demonstrating its prowess for transparency, Cartier is also offering the Grande Complication Skeleton pocket watch, an update of a classic inspired by the company’s pocket watches of the 1930s. Special Report: Watches: Lots of Novelties Heading to Geneva Show 2012-01-16T13:09:03Z When a Japanese scientist shows Strathairn his father’s pocket watch, stopped dead at 8:15 on the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, the admiral is genuinely shaken. “Godzilla” is the best action movie since “Jaws” 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The greatest wonder of all is that this watch has a mechanical movement, much of it adapted from pocket watches created in the 17th century. Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z I certainly know that when George Daniels started making his watches back in the 1960s it was unheard of, just to say, let’s make pocket watch. Roger Smith, Watchmaking Revolutionary 2011-08-17T15:34:22Z Mr. Smoove, who was in town to promote the show’s 10th season, wanted a gold pocket watch for his collection. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Though Ehrlin says it’s not meant to be hypnotic, at times the book seems just a few steps from James Braid and his pocket watch. Can a storybook bunny really lull your child to sleep? 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The New York designer Zac Posen calls himself a “major White Rabbit fanatic,” adding, “It’s where my love of tuxedos and pocket watches comes from.” Special Report: Designing for 'Alice in the Real World' 2010-03-04T13:01:00Z Championship pocket watches, believed to be more practical than rings, were given to World Series victors in the 1920s, Ivy said. Babe Ruth's 1923 World Series gold pocket watch up for auction 2014-01-24T18:37:36Z Jidenna is a sprightly, tough singer, but more notably, he is a dandy: in the video for this song, he sports a 1920s-style high club collar, cuff links, a pocket watch and a cane. Reviews: Jidenna, Chastity Belt, Sicko Mobb and Mickey Guyton 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Now he’s a walking period piece, in three-piece suits, club collars, pocket watch stowed primly in his waistcoat pocket, hair slicked into a swooping wave. Janelle Monáe, and Other Wondaland Artists, Step Back in Time at the Highline Ballroom 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z So that just happened — love edition: It was almost a touching scene when Hershel gave Glenn his pocket watch, signifying that he’s cool with the whole Glenn and Maggie thing. The Walking Dead Watch: Judge, Jury, Executioner 2012-03-05T13:45:16Z On Nov. 6 Sotheby’s in London will offer about 20 pocket watches from the estate of the British horologist George Daniels, who died last year at 85. Antiques: Mourning Jewelry, Pocket Watches, Jacob A. Holzer Sculpture 2012-09-21T05:20:20Z “The pricing is also quite low for such pocket watches — so for our clients in Asia it generates quite a stir.” Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Auction Houses Benefit From Renewed Chinese Passion for Pocket Watches 2011-03-25T17:01:17Z “With the Skeleton pocket watch, we are reinventing the classic pocket watch, just as Santos invented the wristwatch,” Mr. Fornas said, referring to Louis Cartier’s design of the first men’s wristwatch, the Santos, in 1904. Special Report: Watches: Lots of Novelties Heading to Geneva Show 2012-01-16T13:09:03Z The first pocket watch by Eberhard & Co. was made that same year, winning the company rapid acceptance among the industry’s elite. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Reinterpreting a Popular Chronograph 2011-03-25T18:01:26Z Just like the minute repeater, the tourbillon — a gyro device to counter the distorting effect of gravity on vertical timepieces like clocks and pocket watches — serves no useful function in a wristwatch. Minute Repeater Watches Again Gain Favor 2012-03-09T11:58:37Z In the original tale, as you’ll recall, Alice is lazing in the grass on a warm summer day when she spots a white rabbit hurrying past, wearing a waistcoat and consulting his pocket watch. The Rabbit-Hole Rabbit Hole 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The drawing shows a rosy-cheeked and white-haired Santa holding a pipe and an armful of toys along with a sack, pocket watch and mistletoe. The history of Santa Claus, his red suit and stand-out pop culture moments 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The Tribute, appropriately, is also a pocket watch, but with a difference. Special Report: Watches: A Quartet of New Watches Stands for 150 Years of Chopard 2010-03-17T20:20:00Z We see him have a nice moment looking at Hershel’s pocket watch. Did 'The Walking Dead' Just Kill Off A Main Character? 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Still, four years later he was working at his uncle’s watch-restoration workshop in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris and spending weekends handcrafting pocket watches. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Journe Brings It All Under One Roof 2011-03-24T12:37:02Z Peck told interviewers later that Lee was so moved by his performance in the movie that she gave Peck her late father’s gold pocket watch. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z At the Girl’s house the Sheik takes a pocket watch belonging to her father and frames Keaton as the thief. Music Review: Keaton?s ?Sherlock, Jr.? With Stephen Prutsman Score - Review 2011-09-25T21:53:27Z It's a pocket watch that says, "Death of a Salesman opening night Broadway 2022. Be liked." Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z “You know what, pocket watches are a lost art,” he said, “so what we got to do is bring this genre back to the fold. Style, I think, is something that refines you.” J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z When Peck accepted his Academy Award, he was carrying A.C.’s pocket watch. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z But back in the late 18th and 19th centuries, Swiss watchmakers were making enameled pocket watches, some with lavish musical mechanisms, especially for the Chinese market. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Auction Houses Benefit From Renewed Chinese Passion for Pocket Watches 2011-03-25T17:01:17Z He ducked into the emporium to see if anyone was selling pocket watches. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z As the music played, Jidenna gripped the chain of his pocket watch and began madly swinging it, grinning all the while. Janelle Monáe, and Other Wondaland Artists, Step Back in Time at the Highline Ballroom 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z In his YouTube video, the viewer is taken through the cogs of the Doctor's pocket watch before the Tardis is spat out of the centre of an MC Escher-inspired spiralling infinite clock face. Doctor Who fan creates new TV titles 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z A golden pocket watch in several works seems to affirm notions of time passing, extinguishing life as it goes. Art Review: Willem van Aelst Still-Life Paintings at National Gallery 2012-08-10T04:50:08Z The timeline continues with President Abraham Lincoln's gold pocket watch, an 1864 medal from U.S. Smithsonian opens new, diverse US history timeline 2012-04-11T20:24:37Z And what better way to capture time than on a vintage pocket watch. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z His remaining archives, with a pocket watch and typewriter that belonged to Faulkner, will be incorporated into the university holdings. A Collection of Campaign Mementos, Starting With Washington, Goes to Auction 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z When he was in London filming “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” he would whip out his pocket watch with theatrical flair. J.B. Smoove of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Shops the Diamond District 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z In one scene, the actor playing Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong accepts a gold Omega pocket watch from his girlfriend. Director: Mao's Omega watch not product placement 2011-06-20T15:57:17Z You can see the photographer in the mirror, standing with a pocket watch, timing his exposure. The Majesty of Early Photography 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z When I started on this road, which is over 20 years ago now, I was busy making or trying to make handmade pocket watches. Roger Smith, Watchmaking Revolutionary 2011-08-17T15:34:22Z Lee, a lawyer who, like his daughter’s fictional character, served in the state legislature and favored pocket watches. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Made in 1952 and sold four years later, the Swiss luxury wristwatch is the star lot among 250 watches and pocket watches on offer at Tuesday evening’s sale. Time is money: `Asprey' may bring up to $4 million at auction 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But the vintage pocket watch tucked into his vest — made in 1851, the year of Turner's death — serves as a token of their shared connection to the sea. Timothy Spall creates 'Mr. Turner' from the spare strokes of Mike Leigh 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Lawrence Gray sold at least seven rare and valuable stolen items, including diamond earrings, a pink sapphire brooch, and a 19th century gold pocket watch, prosecutors said. Retired professor charged with stealing rare jewelry from well-heeled acquaintances 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z It proved especially useful during World War I, when soldiers began to fasten their pocket watches to their wrists and needed a way to see the time in the dark trenches to synchronize their movements. Will "godlike AI" kill us all — or unlock the secrets of the universe? Probably not 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z After Mr. Ferreira returned again, his face was a shade lighter, looking down at his pocket watch, as time was passing. Victor Hugo Statue Takes a Prominent Place in France’s Debate on Race 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The office was, as always, a cluttered mess, which offended this elegant man who wore three-piece suits and carried a pocket watch on a fob. Style Invitational Week 1518: The Style Expirational 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z There are gold nugget stick pins, luggage tags, passenger tickets, pocket watches, brooches, bloomers, Brooks Brothers shirts, a chastity belt, and even a case of beer bottles still full of beer. Gold Rush treasures from 1857 shipwreck up for Reno auction 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The city’s history was on sale at a market on the pavement — old coins, samovars, a Ural bike, spinning bobbins and pocket watches. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Sitting across from her on her patio, comedian and popular streamer Jeff Leach looks like the epitome of a suave English gentleman, sporting a pocket watch and a silver skull-topped cane. Commentary: L.A.-based British creatives need a new queen -- Gina Yashere deserves the throne 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Old-fashioned pocket watches needed to be wound daily so they wouldn’t run down and lose time, due to the friction in the internal components. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A gold pocket watch said to have been made for J.P. Beverly Hills Car Club and its ‘Real Housewives’ owner sell dream cars. Some spark legal battles 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The inquest heard Smith's pocket watches, which were more like a stop watch than a wristwatch, were easy to buy in Woolworths. Guildford pub bombs inquest: What have we learned? 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The pocket watch was crafted in 1910 by Alfred Overstrijd, a Jewish man from the Dutch city of Rotterdam who was then learning to be a watchmaker. A Nazi soldier stole a watch in 1942; it turned up 80 years later 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z "Coins started dropping out, then the gems and the pocket watch," Mrs Fitzgerald said. Norfolk woman finds treasure chest during beach clean-up 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The other, in the picture’s upper right, is a gold pocket watch that Sara, a Cincinnati heiress with a bohemian spirit, had given Gerald as an engagement present. Perspective | Gerald Murphy created only 14 paintings. ‘Watch’ is the most revealing. Meaningful objects turn up in different periods: a pair of little wooden ducks, a pocket watch, white rice. Apple's stunning 'Pachinko' is so good it makes the competition look unworthy 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z But the J. Player pocket watch, called a supercomplication because of its many features, stands out for its audacious intricacy. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z By chance, he said, the family came upon the pristine pocket watch made in 1910, with the inscription on the back. A Nazi soldier stole a watch in 1942; it turned up 80 years later 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The items range from personal photographs to firearms to pocket watches and jewelry as well as furniture and kitchen ware. Al Capone’s granddaughter hopes auction reveals human side of America’s notorious gangster 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The allusions to his father and Sara are clear, and the Roman numerals on the face of the pocket watch from her probably allude to the couple’s three children. Perspective | Gerald Murphy created only 14 paintings. ‘Watch’ is the most revealing. The sisters are also selling a diamond-encrusted pocket watch, an 18k gold and platinum belt buckle and a gold initialed “AC” money clip and home movies featuring Al Capone and his associates. Al Capone’s favorite gun, personal items head to auction 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Still, Crisford — who shared contemporary photographs of the J. Player — made it clear that the pocket watch is cherished. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He then demands to see a pocket watch, and when the wife refuses, the cop starts to choke her husband to death. Twelve Minutes is a strange interactive thriller that’s better with friends 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Petro mentally checked off items on her list: Clothes, heirlooms like her husband’s great-grandfather’s pocket watch, a first-aid kit, toiletries, keys, and prescriptions. Red Apple fire grows to 11,000 acres, evacuation orders in place 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Lepore became known, he said, as “the star of Hollywood” because he wore a Borsalino hat, cuff links and pocket watch. A Latin Expert’s Odyssey, From the Vatican to the Gay Rights Movement 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z His stash included gold pocket watch necklaces, silk pajamas, a brooch and signed photographs of Prince Harry, Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Buckingham Palace worker jailed for stealing photo album of Trump’s U.K. visit 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Made by Patek Philippe for banker Henry Graves Jr. in 1933, the pocket watch included 24 complications — industry jargon for functions — and was for decades touted as the most complex timepiece ever made. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z They also unearthed a pocket watch, an anti-aircraft sight for an MG rifle and a Spanish Cross given to German soldiers who fought during the Spanish Civil War. Mass grave of Nazi soldiers, including WWII artifacts, found in Poland 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z A round space at the centre of the spiral inspired by the solar system shows some of the brand’s most sophisticated watches orbiting around the “Universelle” pocket watch from 1899. Audemars Piguet springs open spiral watch museum 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The ground bristles with artifacts: rusty pocket watches, iron tools, shattered window glass and whiskey bottles. California ghost town with bloody past suffers new calamity 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Wearing two timepieces has been around since the 18-century dandy and his double pocket watches, intended to culturally elevate as opposed to making sure he was really, really on time. Let’s cancel cancel culture in 2020, and the humblebrag, too 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The J. Player pocket watch can claim a record too: It is the most complicated timepiece ever made by a British watchmaker, experts said. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The company made its name turning out especially precise pocket watches that were used by railroads to keep accurate time, making train travel safer. This 25-pound, 1,600-page opus exhumes a forgotten American watch company 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z More likely, they sold objects that they brought from the U.S.S.R. expressly for this purpose: linen towels and sheets, pocket watches, nesting dolls, miniature hand-painted lacquered boxes, perhaps a camera. How Trump’s Supporters Distort Alexander Vindman’s Very American Origin Story 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The satirical-twist on the decades-old game replaces Monopoly's traditional player tokens with a phonograph, pocket watch, and old fashioned rotary phone. Kat Timpf mocks left-wing outrage over Monopoly's new 'socialism' edition 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The highlight was a rare 19th-century pocket watch, whose face was dotted with pearls and rubies and concealed a pop-up bird, slightly larger than a thumbnail, that twittered and sang. Safe deposit boxes aren’t safe 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Although the pocket watch’s exact specifications are hard to discern, it included 18 complications by one expert’s count. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Standing in the vicinity of such forensic evidence causes your avatar to brandish a pocket watch. Review | Developer Lucas Pope continues to play with the idea of game-player as worker in ‘Return of the Obra Dinn’ 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Read next: The 15 best video games of 2018 Open your pocket watch, and enter. Why Return of the Obra Dinn is my game of the year 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z They include everything from prehistoric metalwork to a 17th-century pocket watch – but the goddess with the silver eyes was particularly striking. Forgotten statue kept in a margarine tub is 2,000-year-old treasure 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z After her father died, Lee gave his pocket watch to Gregory Peck, who by then was starring in an adaptation of her novel. The Contested Legacy of Atticus Finch 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The double-sided pocket watch had a map of the heavens on one of its two dials, an intricate display whose complexity nodded to the mechanical masterpiece ticking within the solid-gold case. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The next sixteen pages depict the unfolding of the creature’s unfortunate habits: how it tears chapters out of the family’s books and hides their bath towels and throws their pocket watches into the pond. Edward Gorey’s Enigmatic World 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Two of them are carrying gold pocket watches. Fallout 76 journal, day 2: home and heartache 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z That fifth pocket is the tiny square pocket at the hip that was traditionally designed to carry a pocket watch. 7 pairs of pants you need for fall golf - Golf Digest 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z A gold Tiffany pocket watch presented to the captain of Titanic rescue ship Carpathia is up for auction in the U.K. Titanic rescuer's gold Tiffany pocket watch up for auction 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z The pocket watch had, over the course of more than 100 years, bound an unlikely group of people. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z We were sitting at Morton’s, the venerable Washington steakhouse, where Leo, an owlish man in his 50s who wears a pocket watch, keeps a wine locker. How the Trump Administration Is Remaking the Courts 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z People lost things then that we don’t lose now, simply because we don’t use them: lorgnettes, pince-nez spectacles, chatelaine bags, fox tails, feather boas, auto starter cranks, pocket watches, watch fobs, watch keys . Perspective | Lose your lorgnette, watch fob or gold sleeve button? The Post had you covered. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Producers revealed the scene featured Sheldon receiving a gift of a pocket watch from Hawking that was sent before his death. Why did Big Bang cut Hawking tribute? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The group includes a diamond wedding band set, a gold bracelet, six silver-plated spoons, pocket watches and 20 Morgan silver dollars dated 1921. Unclaimed property from Iowa bank boxes to be auctioned 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Then, in the mid-1970s, the pocket watch disappeared, spawning an enduring mystery. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z If the artist was trying to depict time, a pocket watch would have been more likely, he said. Photo of victim uncovered 112 years after bridge lynching 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z It took finding an 1892 pocket watch to finally change Mark’s mind. Twins’ detecting hobby turns up 1923 Shreveport medal 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Whether working to fix a pocket watch or an old grandfather clock, Hosseini often must work with pieces ranging in size from .01 of a millimeter to a single millimeter. Man creates clock repair shop after immigrating to US 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z In a statement on the offer he mentioned how, a century ago, Alberto Santos-Dumont, a famous aviator, complained to his friend, Louis Cartier, about the difficulty of checking his pocket watch while flying. Richemont, the world’s second-biggest luxury firm, bets on digital 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z But my search for the pocket watch didn’t pick up until I got a pivotal clue. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z See the ancient ham-shaped sundial that was a Roman pocket watch. Ancient Sundial Find Celebrated Roman Election Win 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z A ripple of clicks rang out as pocket watches were pulled from waistcoats and flipped open. How Ether Transformed Surgery from a Race against the Clock 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z “The gold in this watch is very likely produced by neutron stars that collided billions of years ago,” Reitze announced as he displayed his great-grandfather’s gold pocket watch. What Are Gravitational Waves, and Why Do They Matter? 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Some pass along pocket watches, knives or wedding rings. Generations of Indiana family show love for antique tractors 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z The antiques dealer operated a shop on 47th Street in Manhattan that offered collectibles including pocket watches, Faberge eggs and ornate cigarette cases. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The “Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen” auction being handled by Boston-based RR Auction includes Capone’s platinum and diamond pocket watch that demonstrates his desire to be perceived not as a criminal but as an elegant gentleman. Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde items up for auction 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Some examples of what you might see at a shoot include chaps, spurs, leather cuffs, vests, pocket watches with the full chain, knives, hats and boots. Arkansas cowboy action shooter celebrates 4 years in sport 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Mike used the Web to find some descendants of Russell, he of the pocket watch. Perspective | In 1918, a U.S. Navy ship sank. Last week, a piece of it surfaced in Maryland. 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Leo wears tailored suits, often with contrasting waistcoats, and a double-length gold fob attached to a 1935 train conductor’s pocket watch. The Conservative Pipeline to the Supreme Court 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The pocket watch, he said, is “still with the person that we sold it to.” J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “Like who wanted a pocket watch? They were all so affected...” With help from Melissa McCarthy, life imitates art as three 'Nobodies' from the Groundlings get their shot on TV Land 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Kate joined me, and we cleared more space, making room on another table for some of O’s beloved minerals and elements, his fountain pens, a ginkgo fossil, his pocket watch. My life with Oliver Sacks: ‘He was the most unusual person I had ever known’ 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z When you think about hypnotherapy, it’s probably in the context of a swinging pocket watch and a voice intoning, “You are getting very sleepy.” Hypnotherapy can ease some symptoms 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z His body was recovered, and his possessions, including his pocket watch and the “exceptionally rare” key, which held a brass tag with the words “Locker 14 F Deck”, were sent to his pregnant wife, Madge. 'Exceptionally rare' Titanic locker key expected to fetch £50,000 at auction 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Player said he could live without knowing who owns the pocket watch, secure in the knowledge that his family’s masterpiece is treasured. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In it, he likened an aluminum iPhone to an "heirloom pocket watch," after the phone had been polished to a fine patina by a ring of keys stored in a shared pocket. Aging (dis)gracefully 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z “On the shopping website Etsy, one can find deplorable T-shirts, key chains, car decals, buttons, pendants, coffee mugs and even a deplorable pocket watch.” David Who? 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The pocket watch was found in Rockne’s suit vest pocket and the prayer book in his travel bag after Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 599 fell into a remote Kansas prairie field in 1931. Knute Rockne watch, prayer book going on auction block 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Old furniture, busted pocket watches, ammo crates and old toys. Cleveland County auction leads to treasure hunt for some 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z There are some inspired visuals, like a landscape of glimmering pocket watches suspended in air, but many of the set pieces are executed with too much remove. Review: ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass,’ a curious sequel 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Original music manuscripts, a diamond pocket watch, dinner jackets, tuxedos and suits worn by the dapper composer, pianist and bandleader who died in 1974 will also be included in the sale. Duke Ellington's white baby grand piano for sale in memorabilia auction 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z The auction company showcased the gun in late April, along with a pocket watch and a collection of historic documents. Historic 1886 Winchester rifle draws world record-breaking $1.2 million at auction 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The pocket watch chain once belonged to his great-uncle, Frank Charles Thiel, whose murder in 1885 inspired the naming of Bloody Gulch Road. EXCHANGE: The legend of Bloody Gulch Road lives on 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z “You didn’t even get a pocket watch, did you?” Where Did the Government Jobs Go? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z A battered pocket watch, its hands frozen at exactly 11:43, memorialises the moment on 7 June 1692 when an earthquake ripped through this English Caribbean colony. Story of cities #9: Kingston, Jamaica – a city born of 'wickedness' and disaster 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z On top of that, it's pretty huge for a pocket watch, measuring around 3.5 inches wide and tall. Look at this wild 3D-printed pocket watch 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The Yankees, who have won 27 World Series in their storied history, have 26 championship rings and one championship pocket watch, from their first title in 1923. To the Winners, a Ring. And to the Losers, Also a Ring. 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z On display in the exhibit is BC Clark’s original business card, an old railroad pocket watch and inspection forms. Exhibit explores Oklahoma’s business history 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Good examples would be somebody who has their grandmother’s wrist watch or their grandfather’s pocket watch, or maybe their great grandfather’s watch from World War I. “People want that stuff working,” Gawronski said. Columbia watchmaker an increasingly rare breed 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z In order to buy her husband a gold chain for his beloved pocket watch, Dana Hamilton of Rye, New York sold her luxurious hair to a local wigmaker. The 13 worst things that have ever happened on Friday the 13th 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Wrist and pocket watches hang from hooks on the wall, waiting for his attention. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z It was the sun reflecting off an object: his father’s silver pocket watch. For Hiroshima Family, Memento’s Vanishing Is Loss to the World 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Keep your Apple Watch on your wrist or buy a pocket watch and embrace it. Tom Ford turned the Apple Watch into an awful pocket watch 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Pocket watches and other railroad-related timepieces, such as train depot “regulator” clocks that conductors set their pocket watches by, will be on display until Saturday in the Chattanooga Convention Center. Watch, clock collectors kick off event with steam train trip 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z In 1912, Jacqueline Hermès, a child at the time, received as a gift from her father an unusual pocket watch with a leather holder to be worn on the wrist. Hermès Reinvents The Pocket Watch 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Today, it is crammed with timepieces of every size, from piles of pocket watches to standing clocks to wristwatches that hang from hooks like bunched bananas. Hundreds of Watches Are Stolen but a Victim Remains Undaunted 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The Retrograde Perpetual Calendar watch is a double-sided mechanical wok of art that is easily convertible from wristwatch to table clock and pocket watch. Introducing the Bovet 1822 Virtuoso VII, and Understanding Why it Costs $92,000 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Yes, this is an Apple Watch being worn as a pocket watch, and no, you should never partake in this absurdity, no matter what the man who dresses Jay Z and James Bond says. Tom Ford turned the Apple Watch into an awful pocket watch 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “And bring them things from their life - a vase, a pocket watch, whatever - and say, ‘Look at this. Poetry used as key to fading memories 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z As with the original, the new watch is designed to be worn as a traditional pocket watch or a wristwatch. Hermès Reinvents The Pocket Watch 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Even after the pocket watch proliferated during the 18th century, the wristwatch was still strange, an overly conspicuous technology. What the history of the wristwatch can teach us about the Apple Watch 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Monohm is also working on accessories that will plug into what will eventually be a reversible USB port, things like watch chains and leather cases, all which will help complete the pocket watch analogy. This is a perfectly circular phone, and it's wonderfully weird 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Wearing an Apple Watch as a pocket watch is like buying a crossover — it just looks weird and everyone knows you just bought it to avoid the eternal trap of the minivan. Tom Ford turned the Apple Watch into an awful pocket watch 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Distinctive in its choice of precious gold for the famous three parallel bridges, the movementwas housed inside a pocket watch. Girard-Perregaux's 150-Year-Old Tourbillon With Three Bridges Icon Continuously Reinvents Itself 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Inside the house are trinkets and artefacts, including pocket watches and photos, all from decades ago. The mysterious house trapped in time 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z December 5, 1982: “Andrew loved the beautiful gold pocket watch his family bought him for his 25th birthday. Engraved on the inside of the front cover was the inscription: ‘We are proud of you. How Andrew Cuomo Gets His Way 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z First surfacing on long-case clocks, the complication was thereafter miniaturized to fit inside a pocket watch case, and subsequently, in the 20th century, a wristwatch. Equation Of Time Watches Allow Us A Glimpse Of The Solar System 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Turns out they are all fat, male with a twirly moustache and dressed in a nearly bursting pinstripe suit complete with pocket watch. A sideways look at capitalism 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z I remember one time, they let me wear their pocket watch to class, a one dollar pocket watch, which was a big deal for me. Why True Entrepreneurs Go Down 'And Still Come Back Fighting' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Together, the various movement sandwich layers resulted in a two-sided pocket watch with indicator dials on each side of the case. $24,000,000 Patek Philippe Supercomplication Pocket Watch Beats Its Own Record At Auction 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z This watch was officially unveiled right next to the original pocket watch on September 27, 2014 at the National Watch and Clock Museum. Watch World Series: RGM'S Pennsylvania Home Run 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z With hindsight, though, both men deserve full credit for their remarkable improvements to pocket watches. How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z He aroused their interest with his father’s gold pocket watch, a diamond pinkie ring and a satin handkerchief tucked in the pocket of his double-breasted suits. Big cases, even bigger personality@ 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z With further engineering breakthroughs, clock mechanisms continued to shrink, leading to the creation of the pocket watch. The Apple Watch Will Be as Revolutionary as the First Clocks 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z There, he found a pocket watch that had been given to him by his grandfather. Werner Franz, one of the last survivors of the 1937 Hindenburg crash, dies at 92 Other 19th century artifacts recovered include luggage pieces, a pistol, a pocket watch, and several daguerreotypes, an early type of photography. Shipwreck of S.S. Central America Yields More Gold It contains a short article about 16th Century pocket watches which begins: "Is this, or is it not, the world's oldest watch?" How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Wears hats and gold pocket watches; is unfailingly polite and socially apropos; sports a neatly trimmed mustache and occasional pince-nez; holds his scotch like an officer and a gentleman. The Most Interesting Man At Bentley Won't Dish About The Royal Family 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z One of the watches was the Graves pocket watch. For Sale: The $17 Million Pocket Watch 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “All the boys carried a little pocket watch,” Bennet explained. EXCHANGE: High school grads mark 80-year reunion 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z One of the oldest is a plain-looking silver pocket watch signed by Thomas Harland, who, Mr. Snellenburg said, is often mentioned as one of the earliest watchmakers in the American colonies. In Two Sales, Bonhams Is Auctioning Off Rare Timepieces 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The pocket watch could be called the world's first "smart" device, and its development involved some of the greatest scientific minds of the 17th Century, writes historian Lisa Jardine. How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Beer cans are icons; a grandfather’s pocket watch is ordinary. How Heisman Trophy winners have stored their hardware 2013-12-09T16:30:06Z Many of my college students don’t wear wristwatches, but instead use their smartphone as, among other things, a pocket watch. Why the iWatch Will Likely Fail 2013-10-22T09:45:04Z About the size of a pocket watch, it looked a little like a silver dollar that had been flattened on a railroad track. Knocking on Heaven s Door : The Big Business of Lifesaving [Excerpt] 2013-09-16T13:17:24.310Z They were taken, along with a gold pocket watch, after a display case at the club's Tynecastle ground was forced open on Wednesday. 'Historic' football medals stolen 2013-08-09T11:14:53Z Stuff used to be an antique pocket watch or a rocking chair. Most Digital Data Will Bore The NSA -- And Overwhelm Heirs 2013-06-11T13:16:51Z You own a few different and interchangeable digital devices; one is the size of a tablet, another the size of a pocket watch, while others might be flexible or wearable. Your life in 2033 2013-04-19T23:01:00Z Now, decades after the pocket watch became antiquated, the pocket-to-wrist cycle may repeat itself. Why the iWatch Will Likely Fail 2013-10-22T09:45:04Z The second-highest earner at that auction was an 18-karat gold Breguet pocket watch with a half quarter repeater, equation of time display and annual calendar. History Rebooted: The Chronograph's Inventor is...Louis Moinet! 2013-03-24T17:19:16Z It lacks shocking artifacts, like Hiroshima’s charred, stopped pocket watches. | Connecticut: A Review of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, in Hamden 2013-01-05T02:52:55Z In a recent interview at a coffee shop here, he removed a silver pocket watch from a box. Tinker to Evers to Chassis: A Baseball Story 2013-01-02T22:55:39Z Della cuts off her flowing hair and sells it to a wig maker to buy a platinum chain for Jim’s heirloom pocket watch. Taxing The Gift Of The Magi 2012-12-06T04:08:32Z Despite the absence of time standards, demand for pocket watches exploded in the 19th century. Why the iWatch Will Likely Fail 2013-10-22T09:45:04Z Back home, he favored suits with vests, tiepins and a pocket watch. Farish Jenkins, Fossils Expert, Dies at 72 2012-12-01T03:10:52Z A gold pocket watch found on Barrow's body sold for $36,000. Bonnie, Clyde guns stay together after high bidder pays $500,000 2012-09-30T22:19:05Z The pledge establishes an ordinary object – a pocket watch. The Dark Knight Rises: Clearing Its Own Bar? 2012-07-23T16:49:47Z She retrieved an antique pocket watch from her purse. Ravages of time 2012-05-16T17:51:10.287Z Owners of pocket watches became adept at clockwatching, comparing their watches with the place of the sun in the sky, ringing bells, and public clocks. Why the iWatch Will Likely Fail 2013-10-22T09:45:04Z There is also an 18-karat 1934 Tiffany pocket watch that can be used in pitch dark because it rings out the hours and minutes with a gong. Old Watches Get New Lives Through Dimitrie Vicovanu, Master Restorer 2012-01-17T01:55:52Z During World War I, however, the pocket watch was modified so that it could be strapped to the wrist, where it could be viewed more readily on the battlefield. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Spanish Nobel-winning biologist who mapped the neural anatomy of insects in the decades before World War I, likened the minute circuitry of their vision-processing neurons to an exquisite pocket watch. The Limits of Intelligence (preview) 2011-06-14T13:45:00.483Z Parenthetically, because he was too busy with the controls of his machine to check his pocket watch, he did not know if he'd made it in time. Helium Hokum: Why Airships Will Never Be Part of Our Transportation Infrastructure 2011-05-27T15:45:00.230Z On the show “The Office” this month, when one character asks what time it is, another character pulls out his iPad, like an oversize pocket watch. Pitching Movies or Filming Shows, Hollywood Is Hooked on iPads 2010-10-25T01:11:00Z Circadian clocks in plants and animals work similarly, though the gears that drive them are different as the works in a cuckoo clock and a pocket watch. Splices of Time 2010-10-20T18:11:00Z The importance of the fusee should not be underestimated: it made possible the development of the portable clock as well as the subsequent evolution of the pocket watch. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z Now, clad in a waistcoat and wearing a pocket watch, he cut the figure of an old-school Fleet Street character whose best stories were behind him. Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond 2010-09-01T22:39:00Z A coin collection, a camera, camera lenses and a gold pocket watch were stolen from a residence. Fairfax County crime report 2010-07-29T04:00:00Z The size of a pocket watch, it had kept his heart beating rhythmically for nearly five years. A Pacemaker Wrecks a Family's Life 2010-06-18T14:46:00Z His three-piece tangerine suit, complete with old-fashioned pocket watch, shouted more loudly than any outlandish statement. Prudence was the winner for Blackpool, says president Valeri Belokon 2010-05-23T21:30:00Z Besides the lanthorn and the matches, there was found on the person of Fawkes, a pocket watch! Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 Here, painstaking search has uncovered enough of the record to permit us to review the errors of design and manufacture that brought failure to the first attempt to produce a really cheap pocket watch. The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch She reached into a pocket in her apron and brought out a large pocket watch gleaming a dull gold. Shaman Brett picked his way, stepping over imitation pearl necklaces, zircon rings, plastic buttons, hearing aids, lipsticks, compacts, corset stays, prosthetic devices, rubber heels, wrist watches, lapel watches, pocket watches with corroded brass chains. It Could Be Anything When larger clocks were supplemented by the pocket watch, the loose key with which to wind it up naturally took the form of the larger clock keys. Chats on Household Curios In point of fact, the sole argument advanced by Mr. Knight why Touchstone's dial should be a ring dial is, that "it was not likely that the fool would have a pocket watch." Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. "Yes; such as is used in pocket watches." The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Conn yelled at his mother to use her control; she remembered that she had one, a thing like an old-fashioned pocket watch, around her neck on a chain, and got the robot stopped. The Cosmic Computer The astronomical clock with which Yarnall and I made our observations kept worse time than a high-class pocket watch does to-day. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer The author of the Present State of England, says, that about 1577, pocket watches were first brought into England from Germany. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. Although the marine chronometer is in a sense a portable timepiece, still it is not, like a pocket watch, capable of being adjusted to positions. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology Then, abruptly, he checked his pocket watch and yelped. A Place so Foreign Although he considered his third machine to be the ne plus ultra of scientific mechanism, he nevertheless proceeded to construct a fourth timepiece, in the form of a pocket watch about five inches in diameter. Men of Invention and Industry But now," Professor Bridwell exclaimed, with a glance to his pocket watch, "I should not be keeping you away from your supper or—or your other duties any longer. Violists He was squatting on a straw mat, an ancient pocket watch propped up before him. Autobiography of a Yogi As we are all aware, the detent escapement is used in fine pocket watches, still the general feeling of manufacturers is not favorable to it. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology He had received a new pocket watch from his parents. My Life and My Efforts And we must all set our pocket watches by the clock of fate. The Pocket R.L.S., being favourite passages from the works of Stevenson |
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