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NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY
By ARTHUR DUCLOS
I
Such Watches as These
As Infallible Timepieces
A CCORDING to Maiden Lane, the
/\ famous source of jewelry de-
/ % signs, there is really no reason
/ \ why watches have to be
"" round. The designers are
proving this by bringing forward this
year some very bewitching watches of
every shape and size. Most of these
designers are now putting out oval and
square watches, making the face of the
watch also square, oblong, or oval. One
designer has even made the face of his
watches in the shape of a triangle.
Some firms boast that they never make
duplicates of these watches. Each one
is made to order for a'particular person,
just as a beautiful dress is fashioned.
It is hard to tell that some of the watches
are really watches, indeed, for the faces
become somewhat obscure with the elaborate
scrolls of platinum, and the curious
inlay of diamonds which surround them.
Germany also produces a new kind of
watch. While this watch is very practical
for any one in any line of work, it
was designed chiefly for soldiers. It is
made to slip over the belt of the wearer,
and hangs close to the belt by a limp
leather strap. The watch itself is encased
in a little leather pocket, but the
face remains visible. All the soldier
or wearer has to do is to look down at
his waist for the time. The watch is
placed in the leather pocket so that the
letters or figures are upright to his
vision, but upside down to any one else
looking at the watch from another view.
The watch is patented in Germany, but
some adaptation or improvement of this
doubtless will come into widespread use
in the huge army we now are mobilizing.
There is still another new watch on
the market, an American novelty design,
the calendar watch. The watch runs for