Insider: "The oldest pair of waist overalls in the Levi Strauss & Co. Archives (from 1879) includes the watch pocket."Our 19th century overalls had a single back pocket on right side of the pant beneath the leather patch."The tiny pocket is apparently never found on suit trousers because a pocket watch would be part of the inside of a jacket for formal wear.Seeing as not many people use pocket watches these days, it may seem a bit pointless they're still there.However, it's actually due to sentiment with regards to WWII, as to why they are still in there.Panek explained: "One interesting fact about the watch pocket is that during WWII the two corner rivets were removed as a way to conserve metal for the war effort.""The rivets returned to.
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