Mechanics of Time: pocket and wrist watches from Vira Melnyk's collection
The collection traces the move from pocket to wrist — and how the case itself changed because of it.
The show is divided not by decade but by where the watch was worn. The first case holds pocket watches, the second the earliest wristwatches, the third those designed for the wrist from the start.
The difference is clearest at the lugs: on early wristwatches they are soldered to a round case that is still a pocket case in shape. Later cases are different — thicker at the sides and thinner on top.
