pocket watch
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A watch carried in a pocket.
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- He proudly displayed his antique pocket watch.
- My grandfather's pocket watch is a treasured family heirloom.
- She carefully wound the intricate pocket watch every morning.
- The detective pulled out a tarnished silver pocket watch to check the time.
- Collecting vintage pocket watches has become a popular hobby.
- For a formal event, he chose to wear a three-piece suit with a pocket watch.
- The old merchant always kept his reliable pocket watch in his waistcoat.
- Before wristwatches, the pocket watch was the primary means of telling time.
- He received a beautiful gold pocket watch as a retirement gift.
- The intricate gears of the pocket watch fascinated the young boy.