Pocket Watches

Pocket Watches are a consumer good consumed as a luxury need of two different population tiers: Engineers and Investors. By default, they can be produced only in the Old World.

For a detailed look into the profitability of Pocket Watches as a consumer good, see Profitability of Consumer Goods.

Usage[]

Luxury need[]

Pocket Watches fulfill a luxury need of Engineers and Investors.

	Consumption	Happiness	Income
Engineers	0.000130719	3	+45/+40.5/+36
Investors	0.000261438	3	+112.5/+101.25/+90

Expeditions[]

Pocket watches can be used during expeditions, they grant 10 bonus points to navigation skill and 10 bonus morale per 50 tons.

Trade[]

Pocket Watches can be passively sold for 3328 or purchased for 8320 per ton. They can be actively bought from Sir Archibald Blake for 8320 coins. They can be actively sold to Emperor Ketema for 13312.

Regular Production[]

Pocket watches are produced in a Clockmakers from Gold and Glass. The basic production chain for pocket watches is shown below:

Pocket Watches[]

-10190 -100 -200 -950 -1000

79900 164 290 100 70 70

Clockmakers
3 @ 200%
for 4 /min
- Goldsmiths
  4 @ 100%
  - Gold Mine
    10 @ 100%
  - Coal Mine^★
    1 @ 100%
- Glassmakers
  2 @ 100%
  - Sand Mine
    2 @ 100%

^★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5

Supplies:
• 510 Engineers Residences (up to 20400 Engineers)
• or 255 Investors Residences (up to 12750 Investors)

Production with Items[]

When particular items are equipped in a Trade Union, Pocket Watches are involved in specific modified production chains, or can be obtained as an extra good alongside the production of other goods.

Using Brass instead of Gold[]

Chronometrist Chiara Epic
She will not rest until every cog is whirring in perfect agreement.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Clockmakers	Effects Replaced Input Instead of Gold, the building processes Brass. Maintenance Cost: -40%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +40

-4960 -250 -200 -450 -40

246800 102 195 148 110 110

Clockmakers
3 @ 200%
for 4 /min
- Brass Smeltery
  4 @ 100%
  - Copper Mine
    2 @ 100%
  - Zinc Mine
    2 @ 100%
- Glassmakers
  2 @ 100%
  - Sand Mine
    2 @ 100%

Supplies:
• 510 Engineers Residences (up to 20400 Engineers)
• or 255 Investors Residences (up to 12750 Investors)

Extra Pocket Watches[]

Dario the Mechanical Engineer Epic
Dario is an octopus, with eight different tools in his eight different hands.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Bicycle Factory Sewing Machine Factory	Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Pocket Watches ^{every 8th cycle} Occasionally produces extra Gramophones ^{every 8th cycle} Replaced Input Instead of Steel, the building processes Iron.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +45

Prof. Ram Devi, The Bundle of Energy Legendary
Conducts lightning. His family (from Wittenberg) has the motto, "standing still is a backward step."
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Chemical Plant: Film Reels Fan Factory Gramophone Factory Light Bulb Factory	Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Pocket Watches ^{every 16th cycle} Occasionally produces extra Glasses ^{every 14th cycle} Occasionally produces extra Penny Farthings ^{every 15th cycle} Occasionally produces extra Steam Carriages ^{every 17th cycle} Occasionally produces extra Sewing Machines ^{every 13th cycle} Provides electricity	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +55 Diplomacy: +25

Gerhard Fuchs, of the Patent Eyeglass Legendary
A master of the aspherical, Gerhard's snazzy glasses have attracted him quite a following of pupils.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Spectacle Factory	Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Pocket Watches ^{every 3rd cycle} Replaced Input Instead of Brass, the building processes Wood.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Medicine: +30

François Strindberg, Crown Jeweller Legendary
"Where the crown goes, I follow," was his gem of a quip to the royal council.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Jewellers	Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Pocket Watches ^{every 4th cycle} Removed Input The building produces goods without any input of Pearls	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +50 Diplomacy: +30

Affected Building	Item	Productivity	Production Rate	Pocket Watches Production Rate
Jewellers	François Strindberg	150% ()	3 /min	0.75 /min
Bicycle Factory ()	Dario	200%	4 /min	0.5 /min
Sewing Machine Factory	Dario	100%	2 /min	0.25 /min
Spectacle Factory	Gerhard Fuchs	150% ()	1 /min	0.333 /min
Light Bulb Factory	Prof. Ram Devi	250% (+)	2.5 /min	0.156 /min
Gramophone Factory ()	Prof. Ram Devi	250% (+)	1.25 /min	0.078 /min

Town Hall items[]

There are several Town Hall items which supply pocket watches to residents, reduce consumption of pocket watches or provide some benefits from supplying pocket watches to your people. Here is a list of those items:

Mordant Conservative Playwright Rare
Her satirical comedies about anarchism make committed left-wingers flush with shame.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Artisan Residence Engineer Residence All Engineer Skyscrapers	Effects Bonus Income: +3 Residents gain bonus income from Variety Theatre, Beer, Rum, Penny Farthings, Pocket Watches.	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +30 Faith:+15

Mr. Garrick, Founder of the Entrepreneur Gentlemen's Club Epic
There isn't too extortionate a price the elite won't pay if Mr. Garrick makes them want it bad enough.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Engineer Residence Investor Residence All Skyscrapers	Effects Bonus Income: +5 Residents gain bonus income from Bank. Bonus Supply Residences with the Bank need fulfilled, are provided with Pocket Watches, Jewellery	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +40

Eduardo Bernal, the Father of Public Relations Legendary
A unique genius of collective psychology, his takes on publicity shape the consumerist society of today.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects All Old World Residences Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence Scholar Residence All Skyscrapers	Effects Bonus Happiness: +2 Residents gain bonus happiness from Schnapps, Beer, Rum, Penny Farthings, Pocket Watches, Jewellery, Gramophones. Bonus Income: +3 Residents gain bonus income from Schnapps, Beer, Rum, Penny Farthings, Pocket Watches, Jewellery, Gramophones. Chance of Riots: -100%	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +50 Faith:+20