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  • Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
  • Whether you are wearing the kilt or not, a pocket watch is a classic accessory.
    Some may find it archaic and unnecessary in the age of smart watches and mobile phones. And yet many gents still choose to wear one. Perhaps it is the sense of composure and cool control that comes from leisurely checking the time on a pocket watch. It is a fact that you tend to remember the time better when you take the time to look at your watch as opposed to compulsively and absentmindedly checking a wristwatch every few minutes!
    Or maybe there's something to the ritual of winding your watch in the morning and putting it on? Of course this accessory certainly gives one a feeling of connection to the past. Many men collect pocket watches and cherish ones they have inherited.
    The bottom line fashion-wise is that a pocket watch looks dignified. It symbolizes control, dignity and gentlemanliness, just as it did when the timepiece was first invented and was a true luxury.
    In this video, Erik lays out the basic rules for wearing a pocket watch. It's actually quite simple. But as always with fashion "The devil's in the details." And there is room for personal style.
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Комментарии • 75

  • @Tmanaz480
    @Tmanaz480 2 года назад +17

    The double chain is handy for antique watches that require a winding key. You keep the key on the second chain. When keys went away men started attaching accessories, such as a pen knife, match case, sealing signet, or perhaps a Stanhope.

  • @stevenwalters3639
    @stevenwalters3639 3 года назад +42

    Prince Albert really liked putting bars through things huh?

  • @wilksta156
    @wilksta156 3 года назад +9

    I was in the military and wearing pocket watches is very much a thing whilst wearing mess dress, so I looked into it. The key thing that was said was the place it on the off hand pocket, the reason given being that you needed your dominant hand for writing down timings for orders/filling out timings on your fire plan etc..... or filling out your golf score card/signing your mess bill which ever was most pertinent at the time. I was also told that the double chain was reserved for field officers and above (rank of Major or higher) but I think that was just a local rule, not an official one

    • @alexjamesbilodeau
      @alexjamesbilodeau 7 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your service, happy new year!

  • @FireSonicYT
    @FireSonicYT 3 месяца назад +4

    the mysterious figure gave me a watch, and i used it and ended up here.

  • @666kingdrummer
    @666kingdrummer 2 месяца назад

    I like the Double-Albert chain, especially with the third middle chain for a decorative charm. Its a showman's peices undoubtedly.
    But it can be utilitarian, that second chain gives you a place to attach your keys, so its not taking up space in the sporran.

  • @dougdraper4892
    @dougdraper4892 3 года назад +1

    I also have a couple of pocket watches, but I also don't use a watch much anymore, either. However, this video answered some questions for me. Thank you.

  • @shahancheong9792
    @shahancheong9792 Год назад

    I'm a dedicated PW wearer of over a decade and running. I wear a double-albert chain with my waistcoats, and a hook/clip-chain with my shorts and jeans.

  • @metalmetz
    @metalmetz Год назад

    Thanks for the help gentlemen!

  • @adammcinnes5615
    @adammcinnes5615 3 года назад +8

    As a bit of trivia and a comment on which side to wear a pocket watch, the small pocket on jeans on the right side just above the standard front pocket was originally called a watch pocket and was for storing pocket watches.

  • @guidedbylight
    @guidedbylight 2 года назад

    Thank you sir! You truly are an elegant individual!

  • @SMthegamer1
    @SMthegamer1 Год назад +2

    I put my clip through the vest button and use it to keep my tie centered with my shirt.

    • @slayloxx
      @slayloxx Год назад +1

      Will be doing this too thanks

  • @Subcomandante73
    @Subcomandante73 2 года назад +1

    Bottom button on the waistcoat buttoned...you sir are a cad :)

  • @stanthomson2693
    @stanthomson2693 Год назад +1

    Ear rings are just darling,

  • @andrewlerdard-dickson5201
    @andrewlerdard-dickson5201 3 месяца назад +1

    It's Called a Prince Albert Fob Chain !!
    Because you have a Full Albert and a Half Albert...in reference to the length of the Chain....The T Bar has nothing to do with the terminology of the Albert reference.....it is about the Chain itself

  • @bruhmemegang7849
    @bruhmemegang7849 4 месяца назад +4

    who is here because of dank memer?

  • @Phil9874
    @Phil9874 Год назад

    so i actually use the chains with the clip to attach it to the vest by letting it hook around the fabric above the button and that has always worked for me.

  • @w4447
    @w4447 7 месяцев назад

    I have recently wanted to get a pocket watch but I don't wear a vest typically. So how can I wear a pocket watch and not put it in a vest pocket on my suit or blazer? Can I put it in a inner jacket pocket instead? I know I could but is it traditional or preferred?

  • @philiptruitt
    @philiptruitt 2 года назад

    Thanks folks!

  • @ryuukake
    @ryuukake 3 года назад +2

    A trick for your watch did not come with an Albert bar, and has a skeletal clip. you can turn the chain back on itself through the so the clip acts like a bar. the length issue should be able to be fixed with a pair of pliers. This is what I currently do because I would rather not spend $20 on my with I wear once or twice a month when that twenty could be spent on the hose I will wear once or twice a week come winter.

  • @betulaobscura
    @betulaobscura 9 месяцев назад

    I keep my pocket watch in upper vest pocket (you don't even have it here). Why? Less vibrations from walking, running etc. Most vintage pocket watches have no shock protection systems.

  • @positivelynegative9149
    @positivelynegative9149 2 года назад +2

    Welp, call me a rebel, I guess. I wear a leather motorcycling vest and plan to add a pocketwatch to my wardrobe. This type of vest typically has snaps instead of buttons, so a t-bar won't work. I'll be using a vest-length chain with a beltclip. 😁

    • @leholen381
      @leholen381 Год назад +1

      A lot of pocket watches today come with a vest length chain with a belt clip.

  • @redscale82
    @redscale82 Год назад

    Most of the time I wear a wristlet. A precursor to the modern wristwatch and it’s a pocket watch attached to a leather strap. WW1 was the brake through for the wristwatch when the men realised it was more convenient to have a watch attached to the arm. By then the women already had used wristwatches for a 100 years.

  • @omnivector45
    @omnivector45 10 месяцев назад

    what about appendix carry? I wouldn't think a person would want a chain to get in the way of their draw.

  • @notyourmomschristianchanne5933

    Great first question. My new pocket watch I was gifted is a cheap one and and it’s chain is longer than any I’ve seen.

  • @rbivgq1734
    @rbivgq1734 Год назад

    I use a chatelaine and a chain with fob connected via spring ring into my dominant pants pocket.

  • @The_Duck_Pond
    @The_Duck_Pond Год назад +1

    What about with a Prince Charlie formal waist coat?

  • @PuddinWS
    @PuddinWS 3 года назад

    The pocket watch that I have has the long chain and clip for the belt. So when I wear it with my vest I run it through the button hole and stick the clip in the opposite pocket. Gives it the double loop look and hides the clip.

  • @kaiyusun9222
    @kaiyusun9222 Год назад

    You guys are fun!

  • @nobones1369
    @nobones1369 Год назад

    Is a pocket watch and chain appropriate with a Prince Charlie jacket and vest? Or not?

  • @markwolfson2023
    @markwolfson2023 2 года назад

    I saw another, called a fulcrum albert chain, it has a weighted disc at one end of the chain with the T-bar a few links in. Do you put the disc through the vest hole, that stretches the chain totally vertical to avoid sagging, which can scratch the watch?

  • @Jubilo1
    @Jubilo1 3 года назад +1

    "Team Victorian," - superb phrase !

  • @woltews
    @woltews 3 года назад +1

    this seam like a gentleman's gazette kinda thing

  • @Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood
    @Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood 2 года назад

    Brilliant video thanks 🙏

  • @Kevin-uz6pe
    @Kevin-uz6pe 2 года назад

    what would you suggest when i have a waistcoat that has fake pockets? Just place the pocket watch inside the colbert jacket?

  • @michaelcase8574
    @michaelcase8574 5 месяцев назад

    We left handers have to stick together!

  • @MUSABBPT
    @MUSABBPT 2 года назад

    Thanks.
    Is that a pouch or leather for style.

  • @arpandey7043
    @arpandey7043 11 месяцев назад

    Are they wearing skirts?😂thats cool man

  • @tjf42193
    @tjf42193 2 месяца назад

    I hate wearing watches on my wrist and I dislike having my brick in my pants or sporran, ( brick being my phone ) so I often wear a pocket watch and do check the time with it occasionally.

  • @steveconner794
    @steveconner794 Год назад

    thanks

  • @stevehuffman7453
    @stevehuffman7453 10 месяцев назад

    I prefer the Double Albert chain.
    I have a "Tree of Life" center fob.
    A second short chain with a clip is available for the non-watch (right) vest pocket for the watch key when I carry my circa 1885 Elgin Key Wind pocket watch. Not that I really need to carry the key. I am not in the field for an extended period. I can wind it once a day at home.
    What is your website? I need a new kilt, and a few accessories.

  • @Some_1Passing_By
    @Some_1Passing_By 4 месяца назад +14

    only a few people as of now know why I am here.

  • @entropy616
    @entropy616 10 месяцев назад

    Mine got a short chain with a clip tho

    • @USAKiltsOfficial
      @USAKiltsOfficial  10 месяцев назад

      You can find some great chains for cheap on ebay. And sometimes you can carefully work a clip through a button hole. Though of course a T-bar is much easier

  • @ForgivexLuck
    @ForgivexLuck 2 года назад +2

    Red dead redemption irl

    • @Frankdispensapena
      @Frankdispensapena Год назад

      Rdr2 should let u add pocket watches for your vest like dutchs

  • @timothycook7388
    @timothycook7388 6 месяцев назад

    Where would you put it on a double-breasted vest? What if the next button up from the pocket IS the top button?

  • @militarymodellerpaul5932
    @militarymodellerpaul5932 Год назад

    I carry a pocket watch in trouser pocket no on a chain

  • @shannonsopha2229
    @shannonsopha2229 2 года назад

    But the pockets are sewn shut

  • @ritikasharma8423
    @ritikasharma8423 Год назад

    I can't understand. 😕

  • @hunterharris4869
    @hunterharris4869 3 года назад

    I like a pocket watch with a leather strap.