Key Wind Pocket Watch
20th Century Pocket Watches
Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Pocket Watches
Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver
Antique 19th Century High Victorian Pocket Watches
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Pocket Watches
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Sterling Silver, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1840s Pocket Watches
Gold
Vintage 1980s Victorian Wrist Watches
Sterling Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Edwardian Pocket Watches
Sterling Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Pocket Watches
Vintage 1920s Pocket Watches
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Pocket Watches
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Enamel, Silver
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1850s Victorian Pocket Watches
Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1870s Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Antique 1850s High Victorian Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Key Wind Pocket Watch For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Key Wind Pocket Watch?
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 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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