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Pennino Sunburst Sterling Silver Vermeil Rhinestone Watch Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Fabulous vintage floral burst design with a working Pennino Brothers Watch as its center beautifully mixes the sparkle of the quality rhinestones and the gold tone of the vermeil petals on this vintage mid-century brooch pin pendant by the well respected New York maker. Measuring 1-7/8 inch in diameter overall with the watch center...
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Early 20th Century American Pocket Watches

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Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Rare Limited 18kt Gold Omega Chronometre Savonette Pocket Watch, Grade Very Best
Located in Antwerp, BE
Extremely Rare & Collectable Limited 18kt Yellow Gold Omega Chronometre pocket watch, Grade Very Best , calibre 43.15 S, “Grade Very Best Movement: Manual winding, “Chronometer” quality Case: 18kt Yellow gold case with diameter 52 mm, thickness 12 mm Dial: white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and black indexes Total weight: 102.8 gram / 3.630 oz / 66.1 dwt 18 kt yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer...
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1930s Swiss Artisan Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold

International Watch Co. Stainless Steel Open Face Watch
By IWC
Located in Palm Beach, FL
International Watch Co. Stainless Steel Open Face Watch hinged cuvette and case back Case No.1022878, Movement no.970059, circa 1940. Keyless...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Waltham Hunter Case Pocket Watch Ref. 1, 472009 in 14k Yellow Gold, White Dial
Located in Surfside, FL
Waltham Hunter Case Pocket watch in 14k. Manual w/ subseconds. 53.3 mm case size. Ref 1,472009. Fine Pre-owned Waltham Watch. Certified preowned Vint...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

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Yellow Gold

Agassiz Pocket Watch 246181 14k Yellow Gold Manual Watch
Located in Surfside, FL
Agassiz Pocket Watch in 14k yellow gold. Manual w/ subseconds. Ref 246181. Fine Pre-owned Agassiz Watch. Certified preowned Agassiz pocket watch...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

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Yellow Gold

Waltham Pocket Watch Ref. 337299 Waltham Riverside in 14k Yellow Gold
Located in Surfside, FL
Waltham Riverside open faced pocket watch 19 jewels, gold dial and heavy spade hands in 14k yellow gold. Manual w/ subseconds. 45mm. Circa 1915. Fine...
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1910s Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

French Rose Gold Antique Verge Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch Painted Enamel Dial
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare 18kt rose gold French keywind Verge 55mm Open face quarter repeater. The hand painted enamel dial featuring arabic enamel chapters with a beautiful rural centre scene showing a woman holding a bale of straw with her child by her side whilst conversing with her friend who is offering her grapes, with blued steel Breguet style hands. The rose cold case with engine turning and vacant cartouche to rear opens to reveal a gilt metal duster cover. The full plate unsigned verge fusee...
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19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches

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18k Gold, Rose Gold

Rockford Pocket Watch 7125385 Gold Fill White Dial Manual
Located in Surfside, FL
Rockford hunter case pocket watch 11 jewels, porcelain dial and spade hands in gold filled case. Dust cover back features lovely flower design. Front features same gorgeous design with a monogram. Manual with sub-seconds.41 mm. Circa 1880's. Fine Pre-owned Rockford Watch. Certified preowned Vintage Rockford pocket watch...
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1880s Antique Pocket Watches

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Gold-filled

IWC Schaffhausen Asprey Savonette/Hunting Case Pocket Watch 18 Kt Gold
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unique Beautiful and Collectable IWC Savonette/Hunting Case Pocket watch made For Asprey. 49mm 18k yellow gold hunting case with double caseback. Ivory dial with large Arabic numer...
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20th Century Artisan Pocket Watches

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Gold

Antique Flower Basket Blue Enamel Sterling Pendant Watch Necklace By Becker
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Antique pendant watch featuring a powder blue guilloche enameled case and a flower basket decoration in the center. The outside of the sterling...
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Early 20th Century German Pocket Watches

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Longines Pocket Watch 14 Karat Gold Arabic Enamel Dial, Hunter
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique, heavy Longines Pocket Watch 14 Karat Gold Arabic Enamel Dial. Pocket watch can be wound and works. Small hairline crack at five o'clock...
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20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Movado Pocket Watch Vermeil 'Gold over 0.935 Silver' Manual
Located in Surfside, FL
"Baby Ermetto" Movado watch in vermeil (gold over 0.935 silver). Circa 1950. Manual. Fine Pre-owned Movado Watch. Certified preowned Vintage Movado pocket watch...
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1950s Vintage Pocket Watches

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Vermeil, Silver

Antique Gold Silver Diamond Enamel Pocket Watch Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Antique silver and 14k gold chain with cage pendant, holding a pocket watch inside. Decorated with rose cut diamonds, enamel and green gemstones. Pendant is 29mm in diameter. Chain ...
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19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel

LeVian Time Bangle Watch Vanilla Diamonds Stainless Steel
Located in Great Neck, NY
LeVian Time® Bangle Watch Vanilla Diamonds® Stainless Steel
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2010s Pocket Watches

Alpina 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Alpina 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding . 14K yellow gold ( 53 mm ) . Champagne dial with Breguet numerals; subdial at 6 o'clock. Pre-owned with custom box .
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20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

Longines Platinum Art Deco Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Longines Platinum Art Deco Pocket Watch - Manual winding. Platinum case sat with scalloped Sapphires ( 43 mm ); Inscription on caseback. Silver d...
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20th Century Swiss Art Deco Pocket Watches

Antique Pavé Set Rose-Cut Diamond Pendant Geneva Ball Watch
Located in Firenze, IT
The white enamel dial with blue and red Arabic numerals, bezel wind and hand setting, the rose cut diamonds set in spiralling lines, with rose-cut diamond pendant line. Mechanical mo...
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1880s Swiss Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

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Diamond, Gold, Silver

Girard Perregaux Solid Gold Art Deco Style Lapel Watch, circa 1950s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Girard Perregaux STYLE / REFERENCE: Ladies Lapel Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt. Solid Yellow Gold CIRCA: 1950's DIMENSIONS: Length 48mm X Diameter 42mm MOVEMENT / CAL...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Pocket Watches

John Chance, Chepstow about 1775
Located in Sežana, SI
Extremely rare and important John Chance pocket watch, Chepstow, about 1775. The watch, of the "onion watch" type, is in exceptional conservation conditions. The dial and hands are o...
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Late 18th Century English Early Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

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Silver

18k Rose Gold Hunter-Case Swiss Pocket Watch Angelus
Located in Bilbao, ES
18K Rose Gold Hunter-case Swiss Pocket Watch ANGELUS #40283. Cronograph with o'clock and quarter chimes on demand. 58mm/2.28in three-lid case in rose gold. External lids in guillochè, main lid with central badge and corporate dustcover with Firm's medallions. Excellent mechanism, anchor escape, rubys and remontoir. Porcelain sphere...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Ruby, Rose Gold

Vacheron Constantin NOS Open Face Deck Watch in Silver
Located in London, GB
A rare and untouched exquisite oversized 60mm deck watch in silver by Vacheron & Constantin. The silver Arabic dial features an up and down power reserve di...
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20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches

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Silver

Sam Mercer Liverpool 18k Yellow Gold Mm Manual Watch
Located in Surfside, FL
Sam Mercer Liverpool hunter case pocket watch in 18k yellow gold. 18k gold hand engraved dial. Key wind, key set English lever fusee movement. Circa 1830...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

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Yellow Gold

Movado Pocket Watch 1260 Manual Watch, 9k Antique Gold Fob Chain
Located in Surfside, FL
Movado pocket travel clock- watch in a croco-lizard skin case with a 14" 9k antique gold fob chain. Manual. Ref 1260. Circa 1930s. Fine Pre-owned Movado Watch. Certified preowned Vintage Movado pocket watch...
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1930s Vintage Pocket Watches

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Gold

Watch Buttonhole Enamel Blued Steel, 19th Century
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Amazing gadget from the late 19 century. White enamel with a fine blue line watch dial is inserted in a buttonhole to be visible, while the blued steel mechanism case is hidden insid...
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Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

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Enamel, Steel

Art Nouveau Antique Gold Diamond Lapel Pocket Watch
Located in New York, NY
Antique Art Nouveau 18k gold pocket watch, high relief case, decorated with diamonds. Case is 23mm in diameter. With porcelain dial and original filigree hands. Suspended on a 14k gold Nouveau floral...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Pocket Watches

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Diamond, Gold

Longines Vintage Steel Chronograph Pocket Watch with Original Box and Papers
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1930 Longines Chronograph Pocket Watch, 51 M.M. Stainless Steel 3 Piece case with inside dust cover, 17 Jewel Caliber LXW nickle lever movem...
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1930s Swiss Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Steel

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

Elgin Multi Colored Box Hinged Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin Multi Colored Box Hinged Gold Pocket Watch - Manual winding. Multi colored yellow gold case (48mm) with a stag on the back side . White dial with skinny Roman numerals; subdia...
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20th Century American Pocket Watches

F. H. Clark & Co. Engraved Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
F. H. Clark & Co. 18K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Key winding. 18K Yellow Gold Hunting case (56mm) with geometrical engraving.. White enamel dial with Roman numerals; Sub seconds at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vacheron & Constantin Grottendieck Bruxelles 18 Karat Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Berlin, DE
Vacheron & Constantin Grottendieck Bruxelles 18 Karat Gold Pocket Watch Movement can be wound and works. Dial with hairline crack. Incl...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Pocket Watch by Redard & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stylish and complex perpetual calendar minute-repeating chronometer pocket watch was created by the Swiss firm of H. Redard & Co. Its 18K...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

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18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Rare SWATCH SCUBA 200 Very Wet 1991, original packaging never opened
Located in Milano, IT
Rare water-resistant watch, packaged in a jar from the Scuba Collection 200 of 1991. The watch is labeled as the "Medusa" style, depicted in the reference photo. Model SDS100. In the...
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1990s Swiss Modern Pocket Watches

Mens Vintage Alpha Watch, 17 Jewel Automatic, Fully Serviced Swiss
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Gorgeous Men's Alpha Watch has a 17 jewel movement and is automatic. This had just been fully cleaned and overhauled and comes with a 90-day warranty. The ...
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1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Pocket Watches

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Gold Plate

Lieutenant Colonel Owned Patek Philippe 1906 18ct Gold Pocket Watch
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original 1906 Patek Philippe 18ct gold pocket watch with archive extract detailing the movement and origins of the piece which was retailed th...
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Gruen Open Face Veri-Thin 10 Karat Gold Filled Pocket Watch 15 Jewels
Located in Stamford, CT
Gruen Open Face Veri-Thin 10 Karat Gold Filled Pocket Watch 15 Jewels. Working. Just serviced. Beautiful Antique Gruen Pocket Watch w/ Cham...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Pocket Watches

18kt Yellow Octagonal Gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Pocket Watch
Located in Antwerp, BE
18kt Yellow Gold Octagonal Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Pocket Watch Reference: 5691BA Calibre: 5020 Movement: Mechanical movement, Manual Winding Case: 18kt Yellow gold, measuremen...
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1980s Artisan Vintage Pocket Watches

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Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Movado 18 Karat Solid Gold Ermeto Date Travel Pocket Watch, circa 1950s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Movado Watch Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Ermeto (Hermetic) METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1950's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 41mm x Diameter 26mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Brushed Silver Dial / Sword Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This rare and unique watch...
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1950s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

Patek Philippe 14 Karat Gold Pocket Watch, sold by W. Lennartz-Michels
Located in Berlin, DE
Patek Philippe Gold Pocket Watch, Arabic Enamel Dial Slight signs of wear due to age on the case. Hands possibly replaced. Diameter ...
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19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel

International Watch Company Gold Hunting Case Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
Engraved thin mens 18k yellow gold hunting case IWC pocket watch. 10 jewel quartz IWC movement Length: 42.40mm Width: 42.51mm Case thickness: 8.23mm Crystal: plastic Dial: gold Inside case: IWC 18k...
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Late 20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Paris Antique Gold Pearl Enamel Diamond Pocket Watch
Located in New York, NY
Antique Paris 18k gold pocket watch, featuring blue enamel decorated case, set with pearls and rose cut diamonds. Porcelain dial, key wind mechanical movement. Minor scratches on the...
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19th Century French Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel

Italian Made Gold Watch Brooch with Blue Enamel Accents
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Charmingly romantic, this Italian made brooch starts with a delicately tied bow crafted of fourteen karat yellow gold with a center ribbon of cobalt blue enamel. Affixed with a fancy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Pocket Watches

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Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

Grandjean Pocket Watch Ref 1833 18k Yellow Gold White Dial Manual Watch
Located in Surfside, FL
LC Grandjean open face single button chronograph pocket watch 17 jewels, triple sunk porcelain dial and moon hands in 18k yellow gold. Watch m...
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1890s Antique Pocket Watches

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Yellow Gold

Yellow Gold with Chronograph and Quarter Hour Repeater Functions
Located in Surfside, FL
Fine Swiss-made hunter case pocket watch in 14k yellow gold with chronograph and quarter hour repeater functions. Manual wind LeCoultre Ebauche movement with 29 jewels. 52 mm case size. Ref 227405. Fine Pre-owned Swiss made Watch. Certified preowned Classic Swiss made pocket watch...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Exquisite Hunter-Case Swiss Pocket Gold Watch Courvoisier, 1870
Located in Bilbao, ES
Exquisite Gold hunter-case Swiss pocket watch COURVOISIER #10673. Golden case with three 43mm/1.69in extrathin lids showing a beautiful dècor of a peasant with a pitcher by a well an...
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Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Ruby, Gold

Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Open Face Pocket Watch from 1879
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced / Full Size METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1879 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 55mm MOVEMENT / CALIB...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Waltham Wadsworth in 14k
Located in Surfside, FL
Waltham Wadsworth fancy dial pocket watch 15 jewels in 14k multicolor gold. Manual w/ subseconds. 49 mm case size. Ref 894292. Circa 1920's. Fi...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Pocket Watches

Rockford Yellow Gold Box Hinge Hunter Case Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Manual winding. 14k yellow gold hunter case ornately engraved (apx. 45mm in diameter). White dial with Roman numerals; subseconds at 6 o'clock. Pre-owned with custom box, ca. late 18...
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20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Vintage International Watch Company Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
Original 1940's IWC open face manual wind solid 14k yellow gold pocket watch Length: 62mm Width: 51.75mm Case thickness: 10.75mm Dial: Gold Inside case: 585 14k IWC 1013226 149 Move...
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Early 20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Cartier Turquoise Gold Shell Watch Travel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite and one of a kind, vintage Cartier shell travel watch. The shell is adorned with turquoise. Measures 4" x 4" x 1". The Cartier watch case insid...
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20th Century French Pocket Watches

Materials

Turquoise, Gold

Rose Gold Crystal Ball Pocket Watch Pendant Necklace
Located in Stamford, CT
circa 1880-1890 Crystal ball watch with a 20-Inch-long solid rose gold chain with a swivel catch that can be worn alone. You can also attach the ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

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Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Vintage Yellow Gold Key Pendant w/ Benrus Watch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Product details: The pendant is made out of 14 karat yellow gold, featuring hidden key and Sellro watch with Benrus mechanism.
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1980s American Vintage Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

XIX Century Open-Face Brittish Gold Pocket Watch F. Brooman
Located in Bilbao, ES
Great "open-face" Brittish pocket watch F. BROOMAN, Strand, London, N#614. Solid gold case, gold sphere, external and internal cases are plain. Roman numerals, rubys. Mint working c...
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Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold

I.W.C. International Watch Company Art Deco Open Faced Pocket Watch, circa 1930s
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: International Watch Company, Schaffhausen STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 14kt Solid Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 47mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Original Silvered with Kiln Fired Enamel Breguet Numerals / Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This great looking hand made watch was produced by the legendary house of International Watch Company, based in Schaffhausen Switzerland. The firm is still in business today and makes spectacular watches. This piece, done in the art deco style is in nearly new condition and it comes with a pocket...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Pocket Watches

Louis Audemars & Cie Victorian Hunter Case Enamel Pocket Watch
Located in Narberth, PA
Born in 1782, Louis Audemars was founded in 1811 by Louis-Benjamin Audemars in the Vallée de Joux, near le Brassus in Switzerland. Together, Audemars an...
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1880s Swiss Late Victorian Antique Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Longines Steel Art Deco Open Face Pocket Watch Original Dial, circa 1930s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines Watch Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 45mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Flawless Original Two Tone Dial / Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This is as fine a pocket watch as we have ever seen. The watch looks like if just came out of the factory. It is also supplied with an original vintage pocket watch chain so you wear it as soon as it arrives. The company was founded in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz, a Swiss watchmaker. He was also the brother of renowned biologist Louis Agassiz. Agassiz started the company with two partners, lawyers Henri Raiguel and Florian Morel. The company's original name was Raiguel Jeune & Cie. In 1846, Raigeul and Morel retired from the watch industry, leaving Agassiz as sole company head. Several years later, Agassiz brought in his bright, enterprising nephew, trained economist Ernest Francillon, into the business. Francillon was the mastermind behind several impressive innovations that would distinguish the company from its competitors. In 1880, Francillon trademarked the Longines name and its winged hourglass logo. The winged hourglass is a symbol of precision and timekeeping, and it has become one of the most recognizable logos in the watch industry. In 1912, Longines became the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games. The company has held this position ever since, and it has been involved in every Olympic Games since then. Longines has also been the official timekeeper of many other major sporting events, including the World Championships in Athletics, the Formula One World Championship, and the America's Cup. In 1931, Longines invented the Lindbergh Hour Angle watch...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Pocket Watches

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Steel

Waltham Wadsworth Pocketwatch in 14k White Porcelain Dial
Located in Surfside, FL
Waltham Wadsworth fancy dial pocketwatch with 15 jeweled movement in 14k multicolor gold. Manual w/ subseconds. 49 mm case size. Ref 894292. Circa 19...
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Early 20th Century American Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique 14 Karat Yellow Gold Ladies Watch Chain with Heart Slide
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Lengthy sixty inch antique ladies fourteen carat 14K gold watch chain with heart slide and press clip closure. Rarely seen in this fine condition for a piece of this age. Pocket watc...
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Early 20th Century Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Longines Nickel Silver Enamel Dial Chronograph Pocket Watch
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced / Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Nickel DIMENSIONS: Diameter 52mm CIRCA: ...
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1910s Swiss Vintage Pocket Watches

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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