Meanwhile, pocket-watch-wielding conductors meant trains could begin to keep regular schedules; scientists and astronomers could conduct more precise experiments. Portable watches even made it ...

A pocket watch found with the body of a Titanic passenger who died in the 1912 disaster is expected to sell for up to $66,000 ...

A pocket watch that once belonged to a passenger on the Titanic will be available to purchase at the end of this month, potentially for as much as $66,000, according to the auction house where it ...