The word "fob" — which comes from "fuppe," the German word for "pocket" — is defined as either the pocket the watch is kept in, the chain attached to the pocket watch, or — most importantly ...

During the 2015 field season, archaeologists with Colorado State University's Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands unearthed a Bucyrus-Erie Co. pocket watch fob. The pocket watch ...

even by the few remaining wearers of pocket watches. Fob medals, hung from the watch chain, were small badges of status, allegiance or achievement - sometimes only recognisable to others of a group.