watch guard

a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.

Origin of watch guard

First recorded in 1825–35

Here, each of you wear one of these on your watch-guard to remind you.

Eight Cousins |Louisa M. Alcott
I have got a watch-guard too, you see, for fear of losing my watch.

Deerbrook |Harriet Martineau
"My mother goes to the point, with her usual honesty and intrepidity," said the marquis, toying with his watch-guard.

The American |Henry James
He was too cold to look, and both ponies started to fumble at his watch-guard with their hoofs.

The North Pacific |Willis Boyd Allen

"We're heading straight for it," he added, consulting a small compass that dangled from his watch-guard.

The North Pacific |Willis Boyd Allen