Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 20th Century Swiss Artisan Winding Antique Pocket Watch
14k Gold, Gold
1850s French Baroque Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1890s American Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Silver
19th Century American Winding Antique Pocket Watch
19th Century American Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1880s Swiss Early Victorian Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Mid-19th Century English Winding Antique Pocket Watch
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1920s American Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1890s North American Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 1900s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1890s American Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 1900s Winding Antique Pocket Watch
14k Gold
1920s American Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold-filled
1880s American Victorian Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
14k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Silver
1910s Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1910s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1870s American Civil War Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1880s Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1920s Swiss Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Platinum
1880s Swiss Late Victorian Winding Antique Pocket Watch
14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century British Regency Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s Swiss Baroque Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Mid-19th Century Unknown Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
19th Century Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1850s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
19th Century British Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century French Empire Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Silver, Enamel
18th Century Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 1900s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold-filled
1910s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
18k Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century French Artisan Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Niello
1910s Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Late 18th Century French Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Rose Gold
Early 1900s Swiss Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century French Artisan Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Yellow Gold
1890s Swiss Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
1910s Swiss Modern Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold-filled
1890s Swiss Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
White Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Winding Antique Pocket Watch
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Winding Antique Pocket Watch
Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Winding Antique Pocket Watch
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century Winding Antique Pocket Watch
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Winding Antique Pocket Watch
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Finding the Right pocket-watches for You
Can you pull off a vintage pocket watch? Of course you can. With a suit and a waistcoat, a pocket watch can be a refreshing alternative to a wristwatch.
The earliest pocket watches were luxury items, and, owing to cost, they weren’t commonplace until the 19th century. Artfully crafted pocket watches were a symbol of wealth, and manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe became known for theirs. (Today, they’re among the most sought after by collectors and enthusiasts.)
At the onset, pocket watches resembled small round table clocks, and pulling your small round table clock — perhaps of the silver variety — out of your breast pocket in front of someone else demonstrated unequivocally that you cared about punctuality. For collectors, pocket watches are big, and that means a larger canvas provided for functions without crowding the dial. For example, the Marius Lecoultre pocket watch — made circa 1890 — does everything but uncork your wine.
In the late 1800s, the open-face pocket watch became a staple on the American railroad. It was a requirement for railway workers to wear a pocket watch, as the timepieces were responsible for keeping conductors on schedule. This was a boon to the watchmaking industry, with companies like Hamilton, the Elgin National Watch Company and the Waltham Watch Company producing high-grade and workingman’s watches.
By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch. Suddenly, if you wanted to know the time, you merely glanced at your wrist. But given their vintage charm and our general appetite for good design, pocket watches are a piece of statement-making jewelry and today can prove complementary to your formal attire in a manner that is stylish and unconventional.
Let time take its course — browse a vast selection of antique and vintage pocket watches available on 1stDibs designed by legendary brands such as IWC, Cartier and more.
- What is a key wind pocket watch?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A key-wind pocket watch is a type of portable timepiece produced from the early 19th century through the middle of the 19th century. It features a mechanism that requires regular winding with a device called a winding key. Shop a range of key-wind pocket watches on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How old key-wind pocket watches are varies greatly. Watchmakers used key-wind mechanisms in pocket watches starting in the 16th century and continued the practice until the mid 19th century. You can find a collection of key-wind pocket watches on 1stDibs.
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