Antique Pocket Watch Cases
19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s French Antique Pocket Watch Cases
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century British Artisan Antique Pocket Watch Cases
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s American Art Deco Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Yellow Gold
1920s American Art Deco Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold-filled
1880s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watch Cases
14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Ruby, Gold
1880s Swiss Late Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Yellow Gold
1760s English Baroque Antique Pocket Watch Cases
22k Gold
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold-filled
Early 1900s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Pocket Watch Cases
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Pocket Watch Cases
1890s Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Pocket Watch Cases
1920s Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
18k Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 18th Century English Early Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Yellow Gold, Gold
1820s English George IV Antique Pocket Watch Cases
18k Gold
1920s American Modern Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Silver
19th Century American Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold-filled, Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
14k Gold
19th Century French Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Diamond, Gold
1910s Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Silver
1880s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold-filled
19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Yellow Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases
10k Gold, Gold-filled
1880s American Antique Pocket Watch Cases
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Swiss Artisan Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Gold, 18k Gold
1910s Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Brass
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1840s British Antique Pocket Watch Cases
19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Pocket Watch Cases
1890s American Art Deco Antique Pocket Watch Cases
1910s Antique Pocket Watch Cases
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s American American Classical Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Paper
1890s English Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Brass
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Metal, Enamel, Other
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Metal, Gold, Enamel, Other
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Pocket Watch Cases
Sterling Silver
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Finding the Right Pocket-watches for You
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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