18k Gold Pocket Watches
20th Century French 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1980s Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
1890s European Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Retro Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Swiss Baroque Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 1900s Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1870s Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss Retro 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s European Late Victorian Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century British 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century British Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century British Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gilt Metal
19th Century French Artisan Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
19th Century Unknown Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
1870s Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s American Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Swiss Edwardian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Steel
18K Gold Pocket Watches for Sale on 1stDibs
Can you pull off a vintage gold pocket watch? Of course you can. With a suit and a waistcoat, an 18-karat gold 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. Elgin pocket watches and Rolex models are popular, too.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby. Yellow gold pocket watches created by the likes of Piaget and Tiffany & Co. are made with the well-mannered metal of choice, and it’s a museum-worthy metal, too: A 14-karat yellow gold pocket watch designed by the Illinois Watch Co. during the 1870s was recently acquired by the National Museum of American History.
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic.
The abbreviation for karat is K, as in 24K gold. Which, if you didn’t know, is pure gold or 100% gold or fine gold. Pure gold is too soft to work with and therefore it needs to be alloyed with other metals to make it harder and suitable for wear.
A quick tip, an 18K gold pocket watch is 75 percent gold mixed with 25 percent of other metals like copper or silver, etc. Also, most gold jewelry is stamped with the 18K or, even, 750 or 0.75 in recognition of the percentage of gold. Most jewelers today in the U.S. work with either 14K or 18K gold, unless they specify that their jewelry is made of high-karat gold like 20K or 22K.
Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years — find antique and vintage 18K gold pocket watches for sale on 1stDibs.