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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 watchcase is 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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  1. "Definition of WATCHCASE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  2. Matthews, Martin (2007), Watchcase, retrieved 2024-12-01
  3. https://www.wixonjewelers.com/education-type/watch-diagram/