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Men’s and Women’s Unique Pocket and Wristwatches
from DeSumma and Wexler Fine Jewelers

It’s time to look your best with a unique wristwatch or pocket watch from DeSumma and Wexler Fine Jewelers. Online and offline at our fine jewelry store, you’ll find exquisite luxury and designer men’s and women’s watches available in gold tone and stainless steel. Some models are made in titanium, 18k yellow gold, or a combination of 18k yellow gold and stainless steel. Whether you want dress watches for a special evening or casual watches for everyday wear, we have a wide spectrum of fashions perfect for all occasions. Our line features Tissot watches, which combine Swiss-precision craftsmanship and innovation with outstanding quality.

Wristwatch or pocket watch, all of the watches offered at DeSumma and Wexler have a scratch resistant sapphire crystal based on high quality aluminum oxide which is known to be up to seven times harder than steel. Also, depending on the model, some of our watches are designed with genuine diamonds. At DeSumma and Wexler Fine Jewelers, there is a watch to fit everyone’s unique wants and needs. We encourage you to browse our selection or visit our fine jewelry store located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the heart of historic Jewelers’ Row.

Pocket Watches Have Endured the Test of Time

Pocket watches were first developed in the 16th century and were considered to be the first timepieces that the public could own. Worn by only the rich, pocket watches became a sign of status, authority, and wealth. Today, DeSumma and Wexler Fine Jewelers offers covered and opened pocket watches in stainless steel or gold tone to those that appreciate a timeless look. Some are available in 18k yellow gold. Our entire line of pocket watches come with the scratch resistant sapphire crystal and a watch fob, which is the chain linked to the pocket watch.

Wristwatches Have Become a Staple in Everyone’s Jewelry Collection

Invented at the end of the 19th century as an accessory for upper echelon women, the wristwatch didn’t achieve popularity as a men’s accessory until the First World War. Louis Cartier created a leather-band wristwatch first for his friend, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and later distributed them to other men, particularly officers of war. On the battlefield, officers found wristwatches to be a much more efficient way to tell time as opposed to pocket watches. When the war ended, American and European officers were allowed to keep their wristwatches, which helped to popularize the items among the middle-class Western culture.

Today, wristwatches have taken on a new light. The wristwatch has become a staple in both men’s and women’s wardrobes and has become the must-have item that distinguishes a particular style. Watches have come a long way from strictly being an effective way to tell time, now they serve as a piece of fine jewelry that completes an overall look and that makes a statement. Water proof, scratch resistance, stop watch capability, day/month display, are just some of the features that are available for contemporary designer styles.

Given as a gift or kept for oneself, men’s and women’s pocket watches and wristwatches from DeSumma and Wexler Fine Jewelers are of the highest quality and are guaranteed to last day to day, year to year.