Watchcase

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A case for a pocket watch, 1870. The outer clamshell protects the watch. The inner layer contains a glass window. The ring is for the attachment of a chain.

A usually metal clamshell case for a mechanical watch,[1] common until the early twentieth century. It is meant to sit around the inner case of the watch.[2] The term refers to the component holding the main watch components.[3]

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  3. ^ https://www.wixonjewelers.com/education-type/watch-diagram/