US Navy Heart Locket is the star of this 18" Antique Gold Filled Watch Chain Charm Necklace. 2 other mini charms are include Vintage Gold Filled Lapis Lazuli Heart Charm and Fresh Water Pearl on Gold Filled Wire. The Charm Necklace has a front closure featuring an XXL decorative Spring Ring Clasp. The overall length of this piece is 20".
Two of your favorite Vintage Curators have come together to create the ultimate Coastal Collab. New England Collectibles meet Classic American Style for a Vintage Jewelry Collection that will make you dream of Summers in Maine.
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Comes ready to gift in a beautiful blue velvet jewelry box.
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CARE & MAINTENANCE: We recommend regular cleaning with small amount of warm water and mild soap (blue dawn is our choice) on soft bristle toothbrush as needed. if Gold Filled Jewelry is not regularly worn it can patina, much like silver. you can gently remove patina with a silver polishing cloth or an old T-shirt with a touch of metal cleaner like Simi Chrome or Wenol. Be careful not to use polish or cleaner on stones or decorative finishes like enamel.
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- Cleaning or repair of your own pieces is available price is on case by case basis.
DESCRIPTION: Gold Filled Chain, Mixed Material Vintage Charm Necklace 20" O/A
METALS: Gold Filled
CIRCA: Mid to Late 19th Century Chain with 20th Century Charms
HISTORY & FACTS: Until World War I and the development of the wristwatch, most watches designed for men had to be carried in the pocket. They were usually attached a chain. One end of the chain was attached to a buttonhole in the vest, and the watch was kept in a small pocket on the waistcoat, called a fob pocket. The fob, or end of the chain, would pass through the buttonholes in the middle and end in the pocket on the other side. Around 1775, waistcoats had several pockets, and for a time it was fashionable to carry a watch in each pocket. Sometimes only one watch was functional, while the others were merely decorative.
Fobs and seals decorated the waists of fashionable men during the early nineteenth century, continuing a trend that started in the late eighteenth century. Fobs were short straps, ribbons, tassels, or chains. The fobs hanging from each pocket became quite elaborate, and small personal seals were often attached to the free end.
As chain-style fobs began to be made of jewelry quality metal such as gold, silver, or even platinum, they began to be called watch chains or fob chains. Watch Chains and Fobs have outlived the pocket watch and are now considered collectible and valuable objects themselves.
