18k Gold Pocket Watches
19th Century Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1780s French Georgian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1880s French Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Steel
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown High Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Agate, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1830s Swiss Neoclassical Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1960s French Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Modern Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1940s French Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
1930s Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary 18k Gold Pocket Watches
White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1940s Swiss Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century British Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Modern 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1890s Swiss Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Late 19th Century Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau 18k Gold Pocket Watches
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Artist Vintage 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold
20th Century 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
1880s British Victorian Antique 18k Gold Pocket Watches
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Swiss 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.