Once upon a time, one was hardly considered properly dressed without a pocket watch to pull from the waistcoat. It was an indispensable accessory for well-to-do gentlemen, and certainly handy if, for example, you were standing on a platform waiting for a steaming locomotive that was supposed to arrive on schedule.

Today, pocket watches have become a collectible field. Stockholms Auktionsverk Malmö and Gothenburg knows exactly how to handle these small mechanical beauties. Sweden’s oldest auction house has gathered some true gems in the country’s third largest city. A Swiss spherical watch, for instance, is pure delight, and who wouldn’t want to know more about the firm Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation Glashütte?

You are warmly invited to explore the remaining 24 lots for yourself!