Dual Opening Skeleton Pocket Watch - Handwriting Engraved

A mechanical pocket watch already carries a sense of occasion. Add a message written in someone’s actual handwriting, and it becomes something far more personal.

This engraved skeleton pocket watch features a dial that reveals the inner mechanics at work. The mechanical wind-up movement is visible through the skeleton design, where gears and springs move in steady rhythm beneath the hands. It’s a timepiece that rewards a closer look.

Both the front cover and the back can be engraved using your own handwriting or drawing. A handwritten note, a short message, a child’s drawing, or a signature can be carefully recreated and permanently engraved onto the watch, preserving the original character of the writing.

This personalized handwriting pocket watch is often chosen for meaningful occasions — retirement gifts, milestone birthdays, memorial keepsakes, anniversaries, or Father’s Day — where a handwritten message adds emotional weight that typed engraving simply can’t match.

Details

• Skeleton pocket watch with visible movement
• Engraved with your own handwriting or drawing
• Front and back engraving available
• Mechanical wind-up movement
• Skeleton dial showing internal components
• Case size: 47 mm wide
• Includes gift box with ribbon and zig-zag shred

How to Provide Your Handwriting

1. Take a blank piece of paper and write or draw the message you would like engraved.

2. Take a clear photo of the writing or drawing.

3. Upload the image when placing your order.

Handwriting Engraving Guidelines

• Take the photo in good lighting and ensure the image is clear and not blurry.

• Capture the writing close enough to read clearly, while keeping it in focus.

• For best results we recommend 10 words or fewer. More words can be engraved, but the text will appear smaller.

Please note that the total time from order to doorstep consists of two separate phases: Processing and Transit.

1. Processing Time

Every item is crafted to order. Please allow 2 to 5 business days for us to personalize and prepare your item for shipment.

Note: Processing time is separate from, and not included in, the transit times listed below.

2. Estimated Transit Times

Once your order has been handed to the courier, the estimated delivery windows are as follows:

USA/CANADA: 5 - 10 working days

UK/EU: 2 – 5 working days

Australia/NZ: 10 - 14 working days 

Asia & Middle East: 7 – 14 working days

Rest of the world: 14-20 working days

We will send your tracking number through email once your order is shipped.

Due to the nature of personalized items, these cannot be exchanged or refunded unless faulty or damaged on arrival.

Please double-check your personalization — we engrave exactly what you type. If we need clarification and don’t hear back, we’ll happily issue you store credit.

If your item arrives demonstrably faulty, we will replace it at no extra cost. You must contact us within 14 days of delivery.

Non-personalized products may be returned for any reason within 14 days of delivery. Return shipping costs are the responsibility of the buyer.

To start a return or report an issue, please contact support@deeplyengraved.com