Lapel Watch: A type of small watch designed to be worn on the dress or jacket lapel. Usually of two styles: watch is suspended from brooch-like fitment or a watch with a fixed stud is inserted in a lapel. Often jewel set and in precious metal.
Lapel Watch: A type of small watch, worn by a lady, that suspends from a pin. Designed for wear on a lapel. Lasque: A thin flat diamond cut that is mainly the product of Indian cutters.
The wristwatch, long-chained pendant watch, and jewel-encrusted lapel watch all told women how valuable their time was. Then there were these sophisticated new entertainments called cocktail parties, which demanded sophisticated cocktail rings.
 See also: Gemstone, Victorian, Marquise, Natural, Movement
  
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