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Pocket Watches For Sale
Creator: Piaget
Piaget Yellow Gold Swiss Movement Magic Coin Pocket Watch
Located in New York, NY
Piaget Pocket Watch. 18K Yellow Gold, 66 grams. Circa 1960. 1904 US $20 gold piece cut in half, with a Piaget Swiss movement. 1 1/4 inches in di...
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1950s French Retro Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Piaget Open Face Pocket Watch Tigers Eye Dial 990 P 66
Located in London, GB
A vintage 43 mm open face pocket watch in yellow gold by Piaget. Features a tigers eye dial with gilt lance hands. Fitted with mineral glass and a manual wind movement beneath the sn...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Longines Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality collector's pocket watch by Longines. Including original case. Hallmarked, 18k gold. Extremely rare collector's watch. The clock works. Dial unfortunately damaged between 4 and 5 o'clock. Glass has a crack between 9 and 10 o'clock. 18k Gold Longines Pocket Watch...
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Early 20th Century Pocket Watches

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Longines Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
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Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Early 20th century, this Swiss made manual 51mm Vogt Pocket Watch was made as an export to Germany in fourteen karat 14K yellow gold. Assembled with an engine turned hunting case #11...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

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Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

Vacheron Constantin Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality collector's pocket watch from Vacheron et Constantin Geneve. Including original case. Hallmarked, 18k Gold The clock works.
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Early 20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

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Waltham 10k Yellow Gold Manual Pocket Watch
Located in Surfside, FL
Waltham pocket watch in 10k yellow gold. Manual. Fine Pre-owned Waltham Watch. Certified preowned Dress Waltham pocket watch watch. This Waltham watch has a Round caseback and White ...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

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10k Gold, Yellow Gold

American Waltham Watch&co, Antique Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in New York, NY
*Vintage 14k Yellow Gold Hand winding movement Roman numerals Diameter: 1.5” Weight: 49gr Width: 12.5mm
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1910s Vintage Pocket Watches

American Waltham Watch Company 14 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
From American Waltham Watch Company, 14 karat yellow gold pocket watch Bartlett Grade model no. 1908 in size 16 with Serial Number 23033...
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1910s American Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding . 18K Yellow Gold Case, monogrammed. Signed Patek Philippe & Co. ( 45 mm ) with bla...
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20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

Longines for Birks Open Faced Pocket Watch with Original Dial, circa 1921
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines for Birks of Canada STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1921 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 45mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels / Caliber 18.89 DIAL / HANDS: Original Gilt Dial with Kiln Fired Enamel Printing by Stern Freres / Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT Henry Birks and Sons is the most famous house in Canada, the Cartier of Canada. This unique watch was produced for Birks by Longines. Impressively, the dial was produced for Longines, for this watch by the house of Stern Freres. The Stern family were the most renowned dial house in Switzerland. They were so successful that in the early 1930's, after falling into bankruptcy they purchased the Patek Philippe Watch Company. Stern still owns Patek Philippe to this day. The dial on this watch is in flawless original condition. Longines was founded in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz, a Swiss watchmaker. He was also the brother of renowned biologist Louis Agassiz. Agassiz started the company with two partners, lawyers Henri Raiguel and Florian Morel. The company's original name was Raiguel Jeune & Cie. In 1846, Raigeul and Morel retired from the watch industry, leaving Agassiz as sole company head. Several years later, Agassiz brought in his bright, enterprising nephew, trained economist Ernest Francillon, into the business. Francillon was the mastermind behind several impressive innovations that would distinguish the company from its competitors. In 1880, Francillon trademarked the Longines name and its winged hourglass logo. The winged hourglass is a symbol of precision and timekeeping, and it has become one of the most recognizable logos in the watch industry. In 1912, Longines became the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games. The company has held this position ever since, and it has been involved in every Olympic Games since then. Longines has also been the official timekeeper of many other major sporting events, including the World Championships in Athletics, the Formula One World Championship, and the America's Cup. In 1931, Longines invented the Lindbergh Hour Angle watch. This watch was designed specifically for Charles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The watch featured a special bezel that allowed Lindbergh to calculate his longitude. In my own personal collection, I have the Longines Caliber 13 ZN Chronograph that Commander Richard Byrd took to Antarctica in 1928. It was purchased at the time from Abercrombie and Fitch in New York along with all the other equipment used on the expedition, it still runs well and keeps good, even after 100 years. In the 1980’s I was privileged to view their “collection” in their vaults. It was not open to the public, but a contact arranged it. There were examples of all the finest pocket and wristwatches they had ever produced. This included all the pieces that had received navigational and chronometer ratings. They were not even arranged for presentation; they were merely in drawers. I was shown the collection by their renowned “springer.” I have forgotten his name, but he was responsible for adjusting the watches to win the chronometer ratings. He was probably 80 years old at the time. Interestingly but not surprisingly he could only speak to me about adjusting the hairspring but not about the watch in general. This is something that is not uncommon in the watch world. A craftsman will only know about the part of the watch that they are responsible for. When I produced my own watch in Geneva many years ago, I realized that the dial maker and case maker and other associated craftsmen knew almost nothing about what each other did. This seemed odd to me, but it is that way. Lastly, our family jewelry store in Los Angeles was an official Longines retailer so I can speak from personal experience that Longines is an exceptional watch company regarding their service and dependability. They are also famous for the “Ultra Chron...
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Pocket Watches

Alpina 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Alpina 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding . 14K yellow gold ( 53 mm ) . Champagne dial with Breguet numerals; subdial at 6 o'clock. Pre-owned with custom box .
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20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

Antique Tiffany & Co. 18k Yellow Gold Open Face Pocket Watch
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Beautiful Antique Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch w/ White Dial Including Blue Hands & Dedicated Second Dial 18k Gold Case Black Roman Numerals Case Serial # 122508 Tiffany & Co. Movement...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Modern Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18k Rose Gold Hunter-Case Swiss Pocket Watch Angelus
Located in Bilbao, ES
18K Rose Gold Hunter-case Swiss Pocket Watch ANGELUS #40283. Cronograph with o'clock and quarter chimes on demand. 58mm/2.28in three-lid case in rose gold. External lids in guillochè, main lid with central badge and corporate dustcover with Firm's medallions. Excellent mechanism, anchor escape, rubys and remontoir. Porcelain sphere...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches

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14k Yellow Gold Illinois Open Face Hand Engraved Pocket Watch with White Dial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Absolutely beautiful pocket watch. Made by Illinois 1900s. Heavy gauge 14K yellow gold. In pristine crisp condition with hand engraving on the back. 17 jewels. Manual wind. Whit...
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20th Century American Art Deco Pocket Watches

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Rare & Important Piaget Mexican Gold 50 Pesos Coin Watch, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Piaget. A Rare and Important Mexican Gold 50 Pesos Manual Wind Lever Coin Watch C1960 Dial: The matt silver dial signed Piaget with black marker batons and matching blued steel needle point hands Case: The case comprises of a Mexican 50...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

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18ct White Gold Piaget Watch
Located in Cape Town, ZA
18ct White Gold Piaget Watch – Quarts in Excellent condition. Serial Number: 674745 Year: 2002 Stainless Steel & Gold Case measuring 30mm wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Pocket Watches

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18k Gold, White Gold

Piaget Rare 1970s Lapis Dial Turquoise Gold Watch Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1970s 18k gold Piaget watch pendant necklace, with lapis lazuli dial and turquoise on the bale. Necklace is 34" long, pendant - 54mm x 25mm...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Pocket Watches

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Piaget Open Face Dress Pocket Watch Textured 18 Karat White Gold Black Dial
Located in London, GB
A 42 mm 18k White Gold Open Face Vintage Gents Dress Pocket Watch, black dial with roman numerals, a fixed 18k white gold textured bezel set with 60 round brilliant cut diamonds, an ...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

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Piaget Very Rare Open Face Pocket Watch Vintage 18 Karat White Gold Jade Dial
Located in London, GB
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Rarely Seen 18 Karat Yellow Gold Piaget Ring Watch
Located in Troy, MI
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Piaget Centenario 50 Pesos Coin Watch Gents 18 Karat Yellow Gold Rose Dial
Located in London, GB
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PIAGET Yellow Gold Twenty Dollar Coin Wristwatch
Located in New York, NY
Piaget wristwatch within a twenty dollar gold coin.
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PIAGET Yellow Gold Dress Pocket Watch
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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Antique and Vintage Pocket Watches for Sale on 1stDibs

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.

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