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Pocket Watches For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 19th Century
18kt Vintage Early 19th Century Gold Pocket Watch, Key Wind, Working, 40mm
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
18kt Yellow Gold Vintage Early 19th Century Gold Pocket Watch. Key Wind and It's Working! 40mm Case, Guilloche Face, accented with an image of a castle with a bridge over water...
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1840s English Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold

Minute Repeating Chronograph Pocket Watch by A. Lugrin
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Swiss watchmaker Alfred Lugrin, this exceptional minute repeating, triple-date chronograph is a specimen of precision timekeeping. Housed in a sleek 18K yellow gold hunter...
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19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Steel

Enamel watch diamond 18 k attractive fob watch blue enamel
Located in London, GB
Enamel Blue diamond 18 k attractive fob watch. Beautiful watch is in very good condition. All quality bleu enamel on 18 k case and bezel and the dial in two tones. Attractive dial i...
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1890s European Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel

Gold Plated Kurz Armin Pendant Watch, Original Box, Very Good Working Condition
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Beautiful gold plated Kurz watch pendant with original box. The 30mm watch case (11mm thick) has a lovely black and gold scroll design. On the backside of the watch, there's an image of a man playing the guitar for ladies. Overall, the condition of the case and Swiss 17-jewel movement are very good; the movement works well (see video of movement running). The snake-weave style chain is 30 inches long and secured with a spring-ring clasp. This watch was made in Zurich, Switzerland by a fine jeweler Armin Kurz...
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1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold Plate

Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen Yellow Gold Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen 18k gold pocket watch. Hunter. Important and beautiful collectors watch. Minimal signs of wear.
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19th Century Danish Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Antique American Waltham Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique American Waltham Hunter Pocket Watch, 15-jewel movement, serial number 5703127, size 6s, grade K. The white porcelain dual dial has...
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1890s American Gilded Age Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Lanco Pocket Watch 1950s, Chrome Case, Working, Slim Modern Design, 15 Jewel
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Lanco Pocket watch 1950s, Chrome Case, Working, Slim Modern Design, Very Good Condition, 15 Jewel Rubies Movement, Swiss Made. Beautiful mid-century watch. This watch has not been s...
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1950s Swiss Modern Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Steel

A Swiss Perpetual Minute Repeater Chronograph Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1900
Located in London, GB
A Swiss 18ct Rose Gold Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Chronograph Full Hunter Keyless Lever Pocket Watch C1900 Dial: The perfect white enamel dial with Arabic numerals outer min...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

Patek Philippe. A Gondolo Rose Gold Keyless Lever Pocket Watch C1900s
Located in London, GB
A Patek Philippe 18ct Rose Gold, Keyless Lever Gondolo Open Face Pocket Watch, C1900s. Dial: A perfect white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five min...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Company Yellow Gold Presentation Pocket Watch
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1930s Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Company Presentation Pocket Watch, 47 M.M 18k Yellow Gold 3 piece case with inside Gold dust cover, 18 Jewel Mechanical, Manual wind Nickle Lever movement, Mat finish Gold Dial. Engraved presentation dated 1933 on the inside dust cover. Matching Case and Movement numbers, signed Tiffany & Co. and Patek Philippe on the Case and Movement as well. Comes in the original fitted Tiffany & Company presentation case with original 14k Pocket Knife...
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1930s Swiss Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Rare 18ct Gold Enamel "Special" Diamond Grade Hunter Pocket Watch Waltham, 1898
Located in London, GB
A Rare 18CT Gold Enamel Special Grade Diamond-Set Antique Hunter Pocket Watch Signed Waltham Mass Circa. 1898 - only 8 of this model type are known to exi...
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19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Enamel

Waltham American Riverside Pocket Watch with Fob and Charms
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Own a bit of history with this exceptional ladies heirloom timepiece from Waltham American Watch Company. This exquisite pocket watch is made of fourteen karat 14K yellow gold and has been meticulously hand engraved on both the back and the front. Attached is a 14 karat yellow gold watch double fob with twin gold curb chains; one finished with a puffed heart charm...
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1880s American Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Exceptionnal Tavannes for Hermès Vintage Belt Buckle Golf Watch in Silver RARE
Located in FR
This is a rare opportunity to get an authentic Tavannes Golf Watch Made for Hermès IN WORKING CONDITION Unusual, fine, this is a true gem for Golf Lov...
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1930s Swiss Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian silk albertina and gilt compass
Located in NEWARK, GB
A lovely antique Victorian era black silk ribbon fob with a gilt compass. The long black silk fob is sleek with rich gilt end caps and a chain length suspended from the bottom. The...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gilt Metal

Fattorini & Sons Silver Keywind with Original Kiln Fired Enamel Dial from 1880's
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Fattorini & Sons STYLE / REFERENCE: Full Size Keywind METAL / MATERIAL: Sterling Silver CIRCA / YEAR: 1880's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 55mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key...
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1880s Swiss Art Deco Antique Pocket Watches

1950s Gold Pendant Watch Brooch with Rubies
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Adorable and an unusual example right out of the 1950's, this 14 Karat Rose and Yellow Gold Pendant Watch Brooch with Ruby Accents is in mint condit...
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Mid-20th Century French Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, Gold

Dumas. A Rare French 2 Day Marine Pivoted Detente Chronometer C1850
Located in London, GB
Onésime Dumas. A Rare French 2 Day Marine Pivoted Detente Chronometer C1850 Dial: The silvered dial signed and numbered Dumas Eleve du Government. The black Roman numerals with oute...
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19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Brass

C.H. Meylan 18K Gold Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Pocket Watch Circa 1890's
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
C.H. Meylan 18K Gold Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Half Hunter Pocket Watch Circa 1890's Dial: The white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, and minutes in red, the sub dial for the s...
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1890s Swiss Post-War Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Regency Sterling silver full hunter pocket watch, Fusee movement
Located in NEWARK, GB
A magnificent Regency era sterling silver full hunter pocket watch. It is large substantial pocket watch with a heavy silver full hunt...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, Sterling Silver

J.M. Badollet & Cie. A Gold and Enamel Half Hunter Pocket Watch C1880
Located in London, GB
J.M. Badollet & Cie Geneve. A Gold and Enamel Keyless Lever Half Hunter Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch C1880. Dial: The white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer minute track. The subsidiary seconds dial located at six o'clock. The fine original blued steel double spade hands and matching blued steel seconds dial. Case: The 18ct yellow gold Half Hunter case with beautiful translucent enamel surrounding the aperture of pink and blue with blue enamel Roman numerals. The plain case back opening to reveal the inner case back which is engraved with a description of the movement and the makers name J M Badollet & Cie A Geneve. The cases are all Swiss hallmarked and stamped with the makers mark. The repeater slide is at the side of the case. Movement: The superb gilt metal fully jewelled movement with Wolf...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Elgin Antique Open Face Gold Filled Pocket Watch Gr 27 15 Jewel
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Beautiful Antique Elgin Pocket Watch w/ White Dial Including Black Hands & Dedicated Second Dial Gold Filled Case w/ Intricate Etched Design...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches

18 Kt Gold E.J Dent London, Yellow Gold, Open Face Verge Pocket watch
Located in Antwerp, BE
E.J Dent London, Yellow Gold Open Face Verge Pocket watch Case: 18 Kt Solid Yellow Gold Diameter 45.5 mm, thickness 12.2 mm Total weight: 68.9 gram / 2...
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19th Century British Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18 kt. Gold Dual Time, Dead Beat Second, Double Barrel A.Perret Pocket Watch
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 kt. Gold Dual Time, Dead Beat Second, Double Barrel Pocket Watch A.Perret Movement: Mechanical with manual winding Functions: hours,minutes, Dead Second Beat and sweep second; ...
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19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

18 kt. Pink Gold Pocket Watch Michelez student Breguet Paris, Quarter Repetition
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 kt. Michelez Student of Breguet From Paris Pink Gold Pocket Watch in Nice Working Condition,made by Breguet Student with Quarter Repetition Movement: mechanical winding with a ke...
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19th Century French Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold

14 Kt Solid Pink Gold Delaunay Chauveau Ruffec pocket watch
Located in Antwerp, BE
14 Kt Solid Pink Gold Delaunay Chauveau Ruffec pocket watch Case: 14 Kt Solid Pink Gold, Diameter 33.5 mm thickness 10 mm Dial: White Enamel dial with black romaine numerals, Tot...
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19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

18 Kt Yellow Gold Lepine Pocket Watch, Second Morte, Double Barrel, Collector
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Solid Yellow Gold Lépine pocket watch Second Morte & Double Winding Barrel, Chronograph in Amazing Collectors Condition Function : Seconde Morte with Stop function which was used as chronograph seconds counter Movement : Mechanical Manual Winding with Double Barrel Winding !!!!!!!!!!! Dial : Enamel Case: 48 mm, thickness 11.5 mm Total weight: 97.2 gram / 3.430 oz / 62.5 dwt Jean-Antoine Lépine (alternatively spelled L’Pine, LePine, Lepine, L’Epine, born Jean-Antoine Depigny; 18 November 1720 – 31 May 1814) was a French watchmaker. He contributed inventions which are still used in watchmaking today and was amongst the finest French watchmakers, who were contemporary world leaders in the field.[1] Beginnings and appointment as clockmaker to the King Since his childhood the horologist showed an inclination towards mechanical, beginning his horological career and making fast progress, in particular, under the direction of Mr. Decroze, manufacturer of Saconnex watches,[2] in the suburbs of Geneva (Switzerland). He moved to Paris in 1744 when he was 24 years of age, serving as apprentice to André-Charles Caron (1698–1775), at that time clockmaker to Louis XV. In 1756 he married Caron's daughter and associated with him, under "Caron et Lépine", between 1756 and 1769.[3] Watches with a signature Caron et Lépine or equivalent are not known; apparently Lépine was independent to a certain extent. As early watches were not numbered, it is uncertain when Lépine began to sign watches with Lépine à Paris on the movement and partially L'Epine à Paris on the dial. On 12 March 1762, he became maître horloger (master horologist) and probably since that year he was teacher of Abraham-Louis Breguet, to whom he had a business relation over many years. In the Breguet archive many watches are recorded as delivered by Lépine. In 1765 or 1766 (precise date not known), he was appointed Horloger du Roi (Clockmaker to the King). In 1766 he succeeded Caron, and appeared on the list of Paris clockmakers of that year as Jean-Antoine Lépine, Hger du Roy, rue Saint Denis, Place Saint Eustache. Ten years later, in 1772, he established himself in the Place Dauphine; in 1778-1779, Quai de l’Horloge du Palais; then in the rue des Fossés Saint Germain l’Auxerrois near the Louvre in 1781; and finally at 12 Place des Victoires in 1789. In 1782, his daughter Pauline married one of his workmen, Claude-Pierre Raguet (1753–1810), with whom he formed a partnership in 1792. He was also associated for a certain period with the philosopher Voltaire, at his watch manufactory set up in 1770 at Ferney. It is not known the exact role he played in the Ferney Manufacture royale, either technical director and/or associate. However, most ebauches for his watches were made there, at least between 1778 and 1782. An unsigned memoir of 1784 reports that Lépine stayed in Ferney for 18 months and that he had watch movements made there with a value of 90,000 livres a year. As a clock and watchmaker to Louis XV, Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte, Lépine's creations were well respected and in demand.[3] 1764/65: Invention of the revolutionary Lépine calibre Lepine Caliber IIA with Quarter Repeater Complication shared with Abraham Breguet Lepine Cuvette Lepine Caliber IIA with Quarter Repeater. Also made by Lepine for Breguet watches. Around 1764/65, he devised a means of manufacturing a pocket watch that could be thinner, favouring the onward quest for further miniaturization. His radical design broke with a 300-year tradition and ushered in the age of precision timekeeping, the modern pocket...
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19th Century French Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Vacheron Constantin Hunter Case Pocket Watch 1 Botton Chronograph 18kt Pink Gold
Located in Antwerp, BE
Extremely Rare & Collectors Vacheron Constantin Hunter Case Pocket Watch Chronograph 18 kt. Pink Gold Functions : One Button Chronograph M...
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19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Late 19th Century Large Desk Size Nickel Pocket Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Cased in nickel, this hefty desk-size 70mm pocket watch is certainly impressive. With a bright brass crown, this large robust palm-size 2-5/8 inch round pocket watch has a nickel outer back case #607954 and a open front crystal display. It's interior has a back dust cover and inner movement display crystal. The 17 jewels movement is number 560749. Ornate brass hands grace the pristine white face with an easy-to-read dial of Roman numerals and minute markers. Circa 1880-1900, European maker unknown, this larger size watch...
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1890s European Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Other

Gubelin Lucerne Art Deco Stone and Bronze Table Clock, circa 1930s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: E. Gubelin Lucerne STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Egg Shaped METAL / MATERIAL: Stone and Bronze CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: L...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Pocket Watches

Æs Hanhart German Chromed Stopwatch. Seven Lever Shockproof. c1960's.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Circa 1960Æs Hanhart German chromed stopwatch with seven lever shockproof & 55mm Case Anti-magnetic Water-protected Self-compensating
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1960s German Vintage Pocket Watches

14K Gold American Waltham Pocket Watch
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
weighs 47.80 Grams And Measures 1.6
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Mid-20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold

14K Multi Color Gold Waltham Diamond Pocket Watch
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Waltham 14k Multi Color Gold Diamonds Pocket Watch with a 2mm Round Shape Diamond mounted on the Case. Weighs 61 grams and Measures 1.75 inches.
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Mid-20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold

14K Gold 1910 Waltham Pocket Watch
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
15 Jewels Weighs 36 Grams And Measures 1.3
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Mid-20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Klaftenberger. Rare Miniature Gold Hunter Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch C1871
Located in London, GB
Klaftenberger. A Rare Miniature 18ct Gold Hunter Quarter Repeater Antique Pocket Watch C1871. Dial: The perfect white enamel dial fully signed Klafte...
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19th Century British Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Auguste Berthoud. A Rare Antique Experimental Marine Chronometer C1840
Located in London, GB
Auguste Berthoud. A Unique and Rare French Experimental Marine Chronometer C1840 Dial: The Original Silvered regulator Dial, similar to that used by Louis Berthoud, his father, with...
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19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Brass

Patek Phillipe Red Gilloché Enamel Pendant Watch
Located in London, GB
Here we have an outstanding rare find in an antique Patek Philippe pendant watch made during the late 19th century. The piece has been cra...
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Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Elgin National 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch w Chain Elks Tooth Fob
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Capture a piece of history in time. This grand 14 karat yellow gold, circa 1891 Elgin National GM Wheeler Grade 103 Model 3 Pocket Watch is a true find. Manufactured pre-1900 by one of America's most highly respected watch makers of the period, its journey began with a personalization for M.M. Buss, 1893 . Added at a later date and complementing this fine pocket watch is an impressive high quality, heavy gauge 14 karat yellow gold rope watch...
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1890s American Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Breitling Laederich Antique Pocket Watch 18k Gold Enamel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazing Breitling Laederich antique pocket watch, circa late 1800s. The watch is made of 18k gold, features enamel. The watch is cased in a ...
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1870s Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

A Gold Full Hunter Calendar Quarter Repeater Chrono Pocket Watch C1890
Located in London, GB
A Gold Full Hunter Keyless Lever Calendar Quarter Repeater Chronograph Pocket Watch C1890 Dial: A perfect white enamel dial with Ara...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Pavel Bure Gold Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Chrongraph Pocket Watch C1890
Located in London, GB
Pavel Buhre. A Massive Gold Keyless Lever Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Chrongraph Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1890 Dial: The excellent white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer tachometric minute track. The four subsidiary dials with the four year cycle dial at twelve o'clock, the date dial at three o'clock, the moon phase and seconds dial at six o'clock and the day dial at nine o'clock. The original rose gold coloured spade hands and double chronograph blued steel hands, one for the chrongraph and one to record the minutes. The dial is signed Pavel Bure...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Elgin WWII US Military Ordinance Bombardier's Stop Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Own a timepiece of history with this rare find military stop watch designed exclusively for timing a bomb drop. United States Army Air Force Ordinance World...
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1940s American Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Other

Waltham Open Faced Pocket Watch Circa 1886
Located in ADELAIDE, SA
One key-wound 10k gold Waltham open-faced pocket watch with a white dial, black Roman numerals and gold spade hands. Serial number 3047431. Case number 2007. In working order with a ...
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1880s American Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

10k Gold

A. Lange & Söhne, 18 Karat Gold, Chronograph Pocket Watch, 1898 Constantinopel
Located in Berlin, DE
This exquisite and rare pocket watch from A. Lange & Söhne represents an extraordinary combination of historical craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Manufactured around 1898, it embodies the high art of Saxon watchmaking tradition. The heart of this precision pocket watch...
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19th Century German Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Breguet et Fils. A Gold Musical 1/4 Repeater Pocket Watch C1830
Located in London, GB
Breguet et Fils. A Rare 18kt Rose Gold Open Faced Keywind Cylinder Musical Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch C1830s. Dial: The white enamel dial signed Breguet et Fils with Breguet numerals outer minute track with blued Steel Breguet style moon hands. Case: The 18ct Rose gold case beautifully engined turned to the rear with vacant cartouche and ribbed sides to the case. The inner cuvette is made of gilt metal with two winding holes for the movement and for the musical barrel. The repeat mechanism is operated by pushing down on the pendant. Movement: This rare complex movement with a keywind cylinder escapement, with musical barrel and repeating mechanism making this a very unusual and rare piece to own. This watch is not an original Breguet pocket watch...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Vintage Bucherer Oval Manual Watch Yellow Gold Plated
Located in London, GB
Vintage Bucherer Oval Manual Watch Yellow Gold Plated Vintage Bucherer oval manual watch in Yellow Gold plated come on a 30" overall length of Yellow Gold plated chain In full workin...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold, Gold Plate

Hampden Watch Co. A Highly Engraved Railroad Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1890
Located in London, GB
Hampden Watch Co. A Highly Engraved Heavy 14ct Gold Full Hunter Keyless Lever Railroad Pocket Watch C1890 Dial: A beautiful glass enamel dial with Ro...
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19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

Vintage Hamilton Gold Filled Pocket Watch Size 16
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hamilton pocket watch, gold-filled hunting case. 25 year guaranteed stamped inside case. Size 16, 17 jewels, 3/4 plate. The time is lever set. Very clean movement. The serial number ...
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Mid-20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

A Gold Calendar Minute Repeater Chronograph Half Hunter Pocket Watch C1900
Located in London, GB
An 18k Yellow Gold Half Hunter Chronograph Calendar Minute Repeater Keyless Lever Pocket Watch Dial: A white enamel dial with roman numerals and outer minute railtrack, with day and...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Elgin 14Kt. Gold Hunters Case Pocket with Kiln Fired Enamel Dial from 1887
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Hunters Case Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt. Solid Gold / Supplied with a Solid Gold Pocket...
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1880s American Antique Pocket Watches

John Cragg. A Rare Heavy Gold Cabriolet Keywind Pocket Watch C1850
Located in London, GB
John Cragg. A Rare and Important Heavy 18ct Yellow Gold Cabriolet Keywind Fusee Lever Pocket Watch C1850 Dial: The white enamel dial signed John Cragg London with Roman numerals outer minute track and subsidiary seconds dial at six o'clock. The original blued steel Fleur De Lys hands with blued steel seconds hand. Case: The heavy gold case which is finely engraved with a gentleman riding a horse in the countryside with flowers and garlans to the edge of the case. The rear cover is finely engraved with hunting dogs and again engraved with flowers and garlands to the edge of the case. The ingenuity of the case is that the watch can convert from a hunting case to an open face watch...
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19th Century British Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Penlington 18Kt. Solid Gold Keywinding Pocket Watch 1850's Breguet Style
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Penlington London STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1850's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 53mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key...
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1850s Swiss Antique Pocket Watches

Elgin Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Pocket Watch with Original Dial, circa 1940s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 45mm MOVEMENT / ...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Antique Victorian T-Bar Box Pocket Watch Tassel Chain
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique Victorian short T-bar box pocket watch chain set with a tassel pendant. The vest T-bar, box chain and the lovely tassel adorned with rose flowers on top are made of 14 karat gold. The box chain is also called "Venetian" chain, thanks to its origins in artisanal Venetian jewelry...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Elgin B.W. Raymond Pocket Watch 21 Jewels, Gold Filled
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Elgin B.W. Raymond open face pocket watch. 10k gold filled case. Size 16, 21 jewels with 8 adjustments. Model 20, grade 571, 3/4 plate, serial number N804928...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

10k Gold, Gold-filled

Hamilton Co. Railway Special Pocket Watch 1957
Located in Towson, MD
One 10 karat yellow gold filled 16 size Hamilton Watch Co. Hamilton Railway Special open face pocket watch. The movement is manual wide, leve...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Retro Pocket Watches

Materials

10k Gold, Gold-filled

Antique 925 Silver OpenFace 48mm Pocket Watch, signed R. Seale, Clonmel, c1882
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Antique 925 Sterling Silver OpenFace 48mm Pocket Watch dates back to circa 1882 Despite its age, its in a great vintage condition & in ex...
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1880s Irish Late Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Silver

18 Kt Gold Hunter Pocket Watch Triple Calendar Moon Phase Chrono Minute Repeater
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Pink Gold Hunter Pocket Watch Triple Calendar / Quantieme Moon Phase Chronograph Minute Repeater Weight : 138.1 Gram Extremely Solid ...
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19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

A Unique Enamel Gold 18 k watch in the shape of a Jockey cap very rare
Located in London, GB
Enamel Gold 18 k watch in the shape of a Jockey cap very rare Enamel Gold Ladies Jockey cap shaped attractive and very rare watch. Solid gold case is stampe...
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1890s European Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, Enamel

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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