14k Gold Victorian Watch Chain with Swivel Dog Clip 14" this 14k yellow gold bar style Victorian Fob chain, marked on bar and dog clip (shown with 14k Seed Pearl Cameo available separately)
This piece will become a staple in your collection. Wear as is for the perfect choker style necklace. Pair with another chain or extender for a longer look. Or wrap twice around the wrist for a bracelet. The double clasp with a swivel dog clip and spring ring clasp give you unlimited options in terms of styling, you are only bound by your imagination!
Comes ready to gift in a beautiful blue velvet jewelry box.
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CARE & MAINTENANCE: We recommend clean with warm water and mild soap on soft bristle toothbrush as needed. Reccomend keeping out of chlorinated water as it could deteriorate gold over time.
DESCRIPTION: 14k 3.72 g, 14" l x .05" w o/a, Dog Clip .73" l x.23" w
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. These were valuable objects in themselves.
