Back in those days, people used to carry pocket watches on a chain. The chain was called a "fob" and many men's suits at the time had a small pocket called a "fob pocket" to contain such watch and chain.
You don’t indicate whether or not you’re married. I suspect not, so I suggest that you do that. That way, you would never get into all this stuff, especially on trips to New Jersey, knowing that she would never believe a word of this
BS.