Identifying Men's vs. Women's Watches: A Comprehensive Guide

Question
hy, i just had a pocket watch kinda fall into my lap, so to speak.  I don't know anything about it.  what are some tell tail signs that its a mans/womens watch?  i had one friend tell me that it is a womens watch and one tell me that its a mans.  how can i tell?  what makes a womens watch a womens watch.  its a closed face watch made out of silver.  

thank you, Bill

Answer
HI BILL,

WATCHES ARE VERY PERSONAL OBJECTS THAT CAN BE A MAN'S OR A WOMENS. IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE CALLED A 'POCKET WATCH' USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A MAN'S SIZE WATCH THAT FITS IN HIS VEST POCKET. THE SMALLER VERSIONS WERE MADE FOR LADIES AND WERE WORN LIKE A PENDANT OR BROACH ON THE OUTSIDE OF CLOTHING. THEN THERE ARE THE VERSIONS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN IN SIZE AND DO YOU CALL THEM A MAN'S OR A WOMANS? IT DEPENDS ON WHO OWNS IT THEN. I  HAD A WATCH GIVEN TO ME AS A GIFT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A WOMAN'S WATCH IF WE LIVED IN THE 1850'S BUT FOR ME IN THIS TIME IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL TIMEPIECE THAT SERVED ME WELL. THERE IS ANOTHER POCKET MEN USED FOR WATCHES THAT WAS MADE IN THEIR TROWSERS USUALLY ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RIGHT POCKET THAT WAS MUCH SMALLER AND ONLY THE SMALLER WATCHES WOULD FIT. SO THERE IS NO WELL DEFINED SIZE THAT MAKES IT A MAN OR A WOMANS WATCH BUT MORE THE DESIGNS AND ATTACHMENTS THAT WERE USED THAT MAKE IT MASCULINE OR FEMININE.

THANKS
PETER