Original British Victorian Silver Pocket Watch in Sam Browne Leather Belt Carrier - Circa 1890 Military Equipment An example is the cover

An example is the cover illustration of the August 4

Commissioned in 1916

Artillery buttons

had moved back to an area near the French seaport of Brest

though the cardboard stiffener has many bends and definitely has degraded

Original British Victorian Silver Pocket Watch in Sam Browne Leather Belt Carrier - Circa 1890 Military Equipment An example is the coverOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely British Officer's pocket watch from the late Victorian era, circa 1890, which continued to be used up through WWI. Wrist watches were not really in much use until WWI, as pocket watches were too bulky, and the ability to make accurate small movements did not exist until the early 20th century. To keep the pocket watches at the ready, they were carried in leather belt carriers, which had a window,