Cigar cutter watch fob

Pocket watches were the most common type of portable timepiece from their invention in the 1500s[2][3] right up until the advent of the wristwatch after World War I.

However, because women were discouraged from smoking in public,[9] it was primarily men who wore the cigar cutter variety.

The fob was ordinarily left to dangle on the outside of the vest or trouser pocket to be worn as a status symbol[13] and/or to make it easier to grasp and retrieve the watch.

Elaborate workmanship with intricate carvings, precious gems, and a wide diversity of design categories, gives them a miniaturized and mechanized beauty that outweighs their function.

Many of these fobs have a sense of whimsy and are considered fine art pieces created to showcase the craftsman's imagination and ingenuity.