Gold Pocket Watches
Late 19th Century Swiss Edwardian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Swiss Edwardian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Rock Crystal, White Diamond, Diamond, Crystal, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow ...
1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1880s Swiss Belle Époque Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s European Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s American Victorian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold, Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century American Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Classical Roman Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold
Early 19th Century American Victorian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold
1980s Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
20th Century Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century American Antique Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s English Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Gold
1910s Swiss Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Pocket Watches
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled
1930s Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled
1920s Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Swiss Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled, White Gold
1970s Swiss Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Swiss Antique Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
1950s Swiss Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
1980s British Art Deco Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Gold-filled
1920s American Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Rose Gold
1880s Antique Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Swiss Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold
1940s Swiss Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Gold-filled
Early 2000s Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Gold Pocket Watches
Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold-filled
1890s Antique Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Gold Pocket Watches
Rose Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Pocket Watches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Vintage Gold Pocket Watches
Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Antique Gold Pocket Watches for Sale on 1stDibs
Can you pull off an antique gold pocket watch? Of course you can. An Elgin gold pocket watch or a similar timepiece designed by Waltham can be a refreshing alternative to a wristwatch.
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.
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.
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 gold pocket watches for sale on 1stDibs.