18k Gold Pocket Watches
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Spanish 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1860s English Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century German Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss Artisan 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Artisan 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century German 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1860s Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century English Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1940s Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century American Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century English 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century English Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Swiss Artisan 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
20th Century German Artisan 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
1870s French Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s French Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
18th Century French Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Swiss Artisan Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Gold-filled, Yellow Gold, Enamel
18th Century British Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Artisan Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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.