Photograph Pocket Watches are a Good Way to Treasure your Near-and-Dear Ones (LisaGunther)

Pocket watches definitely invoke images of sophistication, style and elegance. They carry an air of refinement and sense of history in them. However, thankfully, the pocket watches found in the modern days are no longer as fussy and old-fashioned as the ones which were found in the earlier times. The pocket watches for men which are designed and manufactured these days are stylish and a fashionable accessory to sport. They are the most apt and stylish practice of keeping track of time. They also make great gifts for birthdays, retirements, or anniversaries. Indeed, these watches construct a unique fashion statement to a man's personality. They are a perfect embodiment of the vintage world charm.

'Watch' Your Photograph

Most of the times, pocket watches are equipped with some type of engraving on them. The technology and engraving equipments available today practically emboss anything on the watch, along with dates, traditional texts or even photographs. Now-a-days, photograph pocket watches are very popular amongst many individuals. Naturally, as the name says it all, photograph pocket watches are timepieces meant to store a photo of any of your loved one inside the watch or on the back of the watch. They are the easiest and most memorable ways to treasure pictographic memories of your life. You can store photos of your spouse, parents, children, or even a joint photograph of an entire family. Hence, with passing days and speedy times, every single glance at your loved ones on the watch is always going to create a fond memory in your heart.

The actual beauty of the photograph pocket watches lay in its top cover that is embellished with engraved designs, and on the inside it often has personal photographs of loved ones and/or accompanied with one's initials. Most of the times, these watches are found in the form of a hunter case.

Nonetheless, this was just one type of pocket watch through which it is possible to store photographs inside the watch. There are several other types as well.

Types of Pocket Watches

Usually, photographs do not consume a lot of space when placed in a watch. However, this is decided because of the differentiation that starts with the face of pocket watches.

*Hunter Pocket Watch: The face and crystals of the watch are covered with a lid that is hinged to the watch.

*Half Hunter Pocket Watch: The cover of this watch has an opening through which it is possible to read the time without the actual need to open the case.

*Double Hunter Watch: It has a casing on both the sides of the watch. The face of the watch is covered in the front, and the mechanism at the back is covered but easily viewed.

*Double Half Hunter Watch: It has lids on both front and back of the watch. The casings can be easily opened.

All these afore mentioned are some basic types and classes of best pocket watches which are later personalized as per one's requirement. The listed types should now make your job easier while you go on a shopping spree for photograph pocket watches in the market.

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