O’REILLYS Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction Starting 21st September 2022 at 1pm

Lot 421 THE RISE OFTHE WRISTWATCH 4 Up to the early twentieth century the pocket watch was the timepiece of choice. Any self respecting gentleman would possess a gold pocket watch, secured on the end of a curb link gold chain, carried in the waistcoat of his suit. However during WWI, it was vital that attacks from the trenches were timed precisely. It was difficult to do this by consulting a pocket watch buried inside layers of clothing, so the solution was for the officers to tape the pocket watch to the sleeve of their Greatcoats. Thus, the wristwatch was born. TIMED ONLINE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES & SILVER • WEDNESDAY, 21st SEPT 2022 AT 1PM