How to Wear your Ladies' Slide or Long Chain Called either long chains or slide chains, these ladie's type watch chains were popular in the Victorian and Edwardian periods and consisted of a very long continous chain with a slide in the middle and a watch swivel on one end to hook into the bow of the watch. Slides were often very ornately decorated with seed pearls, small gemstones or intricately engraved. These slides could then move up or down the chain to adjust the look and fit of a chain. Most chains were at least 45 -48 inches with some topping the 60-70 inch mark. Slide chains could be used with any type of blouse and did not require a pocket to hold the watch. Today, these chains are still collectible and make a nice accent for a ladie's pocket watch.