Ring

By the end of the 16th century, it was possible to make clock movements so miniature that they could be fitted into pieces of jewellery. A 1651 French design by Pierre Woeiriot shows a Renaissance ring fitted with a tiny watch. Ring watches continued to be made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Large numbers of ring watches were made in the early twentieth century, both by the major jewellery houses and for the mass market. Some watch rings allowed the watch to be removed and placed in a bracelet or brooch. Some rings, like this platinum and diamond ring by Nathan Fishberg incoporate the watch face into the design whilst others were fitted with a gem set or filigree bezel which covered the wat

Ring · London · ca. 1925. Platinum with rose-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds. By Fishberg, Nathan. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.