18k Gold Pocket Watches
1990s French Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
1960s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
1950s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Stainless Steel
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Blue Sapphire, Steel
Late 20th Century Swiss Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
1990s 18k Gold Pocket Watches
1990s American 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1990s Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
1990s Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
1990s Italian 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
1990s Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Stainless Steel, 18k Gold
1990s French 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k 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.