How do you deal with a pocket watch when kilted?

[Cygnus]

Not far from the truth... clocks, the predecessors of watches, were comprised of three parts:
The case, the movement, and the "face" on which were marked the hours. In the 15th thru 17th centuries the face was called "the watch". When the first portable time pieces became available they were clocks, but without any sort of case in the then accepted sense. In short, a gentleman's timepiece comprised only the "watch". The name stuck, and today most time pieces worn, or carried, on the person are referred to as watches*.

(*watch, originally meaning to awaken, or wake up)

Good to know!

It's surprising the sorts of things I've learned on this forum.