Time
Pocket watch decorated with diamonds
Telling
the time using
watches
As
time went on, smaller and smaller clocks were made, until they
could be worn on a chain or ribbon around your neck, and later
still carried about in your pocket. But they still worked the same
way as larger clocks.
At
first all watches were very expensive, and often were carried just
to show off either how rich their owner was, or that they were up
with the latest technology. How do people show these things
today?
This watch is
extremely valuable. Normally, the case of a watch would be made to
fit the workings, but this case and dial were made first and
delivered to the watch-maker to fit the mechanism into. It is made
of solid gold and enamelled with colour pictures and flowers. The
lid is encrusted with 92 diamonds.