Vintage photo circa 1880-1900 woman wearing pocket watch on wrist?

[musicguy]

I was looking at a stereoview vintage photo that I own circa 1880-1900, I noticed that the woman
was wearing pocket watch on wrist

 

[Dave Chaplain]

I'd put that style of outside wear dress (open neck, ankles showing, etc.) to be more 1910-1920 or thereabouts ...

 

[musicguy]

OK

 

[Kevin Moodie]

Here's a somewhat earlier one.

 

[topspin]

Ok so what is the story with these photos then... Are they modelling the watches or what?

 

[musicguy]

I guess someone can post a vintage one, but this is the type you
can buy today to make a pocket watch a wrist watch

 

[Kevin Moodie]

My image is from a cabinet card of a young couple. If you couldn't afford a new wrist watch, you made do with what you had.

 

[Dave Chaplain]

It looks like the photographer, Henry Bown (and later his son), was in business in London from about 1870-1940 (some confusing data / detail about the start date) ... Henry also had at least one patent for a photographic process in 1892.

 

[rolandantrobus]

I guess someone can post a vintage one, but this is the type you
can buy today to make a pocket watch a wrist watch

Looks like that's the perfect reason for owning a sidewinder!