Pocket Watches
1890s American Gilded Age Antique Pocket Watches
Gold-filled
Early 19th Century English Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches
Diamond, Enamel, Gold
1890s European Antique Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Pocket Watches
Gilt Metal
1890s Swiss Post-War Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Pocket Watches
Diamond, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches
Brass
1880s Swiss Art Deco Antique Pocket Watches
19th Century British Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century French Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
1890s French Antique Pocket Watches
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1890s European Antique Pocket Watches
Other
19th Century British Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches
Brass
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1870s Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1880s American Antique Pocket Watches
1880s American Victorian Antique Pocket Watches
10k Gold
19th Century German Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century British Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
1880s American Antique Pocket Watches
14k Gold
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Irish Late Victorian Antique Pocket Watches
Silver
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Pocket Watches
14k Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1880s American Victorian Antique Pocket Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Pocket Watches
10k Gold, Gold-filled
1880s Swiss Belle Époque Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s European Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Pocket Watches
14k Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Rose Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1880s Antique Pocket Watches
1890s American Antique Pocket Watches
Silver
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Pocket Watches
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Antique Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Swiss Antique Pocket Watches
Diamond, 14k Gold
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.