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Joseph Bockh Silver Pair-Cased Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch
Joseph Bockh Silver Pair-Cased Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch

Joseph Bockh Silver Pair-Cased Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

A silver champlevé dial centres this pocket watch, displaying raised Roman hours, outer Arabic five-minute numerals, and hands in beetle and poker form.

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Early 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Silver, Brass, Steel

Samuel Whichcote Gold Pair Cased Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch
Samuel Whichcote Gold Pair Cased Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch

Samuel Whichcote Gold Pair Cased Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

Detailed high-relief repoussé decoration distinguishes the twenty-two carat gold outer case, centring on an intricate mythological scene of Diana discovering the sleeping Endymion am...

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18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold

Watches - Silver pocket watch
Watches - Silver pocket watch

Watches - Silver pocket watch

$343Sale Price|50% Off

Watches - Silver pocket watch

Located in Porto, PT

Watches - English silver pocket watch; with 925/1000 silver case; with London hallmark of 1885; silversmith's mark 'AW'; case with guilloché decoration and circular cartouche; withou...

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19th Century British Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold

English Massey Type V Lever Fusee Pocket Watch in Silver Case
English Massey Type V Lever Fusee Pocket Watch in Silver Case

English Massey Type V Lever Fusee Pocket Watch in Silver Case

Located in Nottingham, GB

The serial number 1647 engraved upon the backplate corresponds with the numbering inside the case. The engine turning to the reverse shows gentle softening consistent with pocket wea...

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Early 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Silver

Geo Weldon Gold Champlevé Verge Pocket Watch with Repoussé Outer Case
Geo Weldon Gold Champlevé Verge Pocket Watch with Repoussé Outer Case

Geo Weldon Gold Champlevé Verge Pocket Watch with Repoussé Outer Case

Located in Nottingham, GB

A deeply worked narrative relief defines the outer case of this English verge pocket watch, preserved complete with its pair cases and protective third housing.

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Mid-18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Brass, Steel

M Ransom Silver Pair-Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Name Dial
M Ransom Silver Pair-Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Name Dial

M Ransom Silver Pair-Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Name Dial

Located in Nottingham, GB

A distinctive white enamel dial commands attention, where traditional hour numerals are replaced by twelve bold capital letters spelling the original owner's name, ""THOMAS MACHAN""....

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Silver

Thomas Windmills London Verge Pocket Watch in Britannia Silver Pair Cases
Thomas Windmills London Verge Pocket Watch in Britannia Silver Pair Cases

Thomas Windmills London Verge Pocket Watch in Britannia Silver Pair Cases

Located in Nottingham, GB

A chased silver champlevé dial with relief Roman numerals and exterior five-minute divisions forms the face of this early eighteenth-century verge watch. The sunken centre is enriche...

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Early 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Britannia Standard Silver

James Chambon 22ct Gold Triple-Cased Verge Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch
James Chambon 22ct Gold Triple-Cased Verge Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch

James Chambon 22ct Gold Triple-Cased Verge Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

Constructed with an elaborate three-tier casing system, this English repeating timepiece centres on a deep full-plate fire-gilt movement fitted with turned baluster pillars, a fusee ...

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Early 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold

Jean Robert Soret Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch
Jean Robert Soret Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch

Jean Robert Soret Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

A chased oval cartouche in three-colour gold forms the focal point of the outer case, worked in relief with a tied spray of roses and foliage. This relief medallion is framed by an e...

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Enamel, Gold

John Pepys Silver Pair-Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Column Pillars
John Pepys Silver Pair-Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Column Pillars

John Pepys Silver Pair-Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Column Pillars

Located in Nottingham, GB

Architectural fluted column pillars distinguish this deep full-plate fire-gilt verge movement, constructed with rectangular columns featuring shaped capitals and plinth feet rather t...

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Early 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Steel, Silver, Brass

Les Frères Esquivillon & De Choudens Gold & Enamel Tri-Cased Verge Pocket Watch
Les Frères Esquivillon & De Choudens Gold & Enamel Tri-Cased Verge Pocket Watch

Les Frères Esquivillon & De Choudens Gold & Enamel Tri-Cased Verge Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

The winding aperture is protected on the interior by a rotating circular gilt shutter operated through an adjacent curved slot. The watch is further housed within a third protective ...

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Metal

Chas Craig Gold and Enamel Verge Pair-Cased Pocket Watch with Chatelaine
Chas Craig Gold and Enamel Verge Pair-Cased Pocket Watch with Chatelaine

Chas Craig Gold and Enamel Verge Pair-Cased Pocket Watch with Chatelaine

Located in Nottingham, GB

Neoclassical en grisaille enamelling and deep translucent blue champlevé ornament distinguish this Irish verge pocket watch and its elaborate matching chatelaine.

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18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Steel, Metal

Sims & Son Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Painted Enamel Dial
Sims & Son Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Painted Enamel Dial

Sims & Son Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Painted Enamel Dial

Located in Nottingham, GB

A finely painted enamel dial defines this English verge watch, depicting a detailed country vignette rather than a conventional full-width chapter ring. The time is displayed on a mi...

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Early 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Silver

John Harris London Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Champlevé Dial
John Harris London Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Champlevé Dial

John Harris London Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch with Champlevé Dial

Located in Nottingham, GB

A sculpted silver champlevé dial forms the principal face of this verge pocket watch, framed by an engraved gilt rim, dark Roman hours, and outer Arabic five-minute figures.

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Late 17th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Silver, Brass, Steel

Thos Simson Hertford Memento Mori Verge Pocket Watch in Painted Skull Case
Thos Simson Hertford Memento Mori Verge Pocket Watch in Painted Skull Case

Thos Simson Hertford Memento Mori Verge Pocket Watch in Painted Skull Case

Located in Nottingham, GB

The movement is reported to be in working order. In total, the skull case measures 74 mm in length, 48 mm in width, and 55 mm in height, allowing it to function either as a substanti...

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Early 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Metal, Steel, Silver, Brass, Enamel

James Warne 22-Carat Gold Repoussé Nativity Verge Pair-Cased Pocket Watch
James Warne 22-Carat Gold Repoussé Nativity Verge Pair-Cased Pocket Watch

James Warne 22-Carat Gold Repoussé Nativity Verge Pair-Cased Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

A deeply worked repoussé relief depicting the Adoration of the Magi covers the reverse of the outer case. Set beneath the radiant Star of Bethlehem, the figures of Joseph, Mary and t...

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18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Steel, Enamel

G. Masterman Silver Pair-Cased Verge Automaton Pocket Watch, Battle of Arcola
G. Masterman Silver Pair-Cased Verge Automaton Pocket Watch, Battle of Arcola

G. Masterman Silver Pair-Cased Verge Automaton Pocket Watch, Battle of Arcola

Located in Nottingham, GB

A polychrome enamel battle scene dominates the lower dial of this striking timepiece, centring on a kinetic automaton aperture cut into the bridge. As the movement runs, a continuous...

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Brass, Steel, Silver, Enamel

Waltham Solid 14K Multicolor Gold Bird Hunter Case Pocket Watch And Chain
Waltham Solid 14K Multicolor Gold Bird Hunter Case Pocket Watch And Chain

Waltham Solid 14K Multicolor Gold Bird Hunter Case Pocket Watch And Chain

Located in Norwood, NJ

An exquisite American Waltham ladies pendant watch, manufactured circa 1901 and housed in a finely crafted solid 14-karat gold case by the Crescent Watch Case Manufacturing Company. ...

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold

M.I. Tobias 18ct Gold Pair-Cased 15-Second Rack Lever Fusee Pocket Watch
M.I. Tobias 18ct Gold Pair-Cased 15-Second Rack Lever Fusee Pocket Watch

M.I. Tobias 18ct Gold Pair-Cased 15-Second Rack Lever Fusee Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

A distinctive off-white enamel dial sets this pocket watch apart, featuring a specialised subsidiary register marked to fifteen seconds rather than the conventional sixty.

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Early 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Brass, Steel, Gold, Enamel

Pocket watch, Deroches Brothers. Gilt metal, enamels, etc.
Pocket watch, Deroches Brothers. Gilt metal, enamels, etc.

Pocket watch, Deroches Brothers. Gilt metal, enamels, etc.

Located in Madrid, ES

Some issues, needs restoration. Pocket watch with a case featuring a transparent glass section and an enameled composition on the back (two ladies, one of them playing a harp and hol...

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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Other

Swiss Miniature Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch Fob Thermometer
Swiss Miniature Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch Fob Thermometer

Swiss Miniature Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch Fob Thermometer

Located in Nottingham, GB

Fine engine-turned barleycorn patterning decorates both exterior covers of this miniature pocket thermometer, which takes the form of a traditional pocket watch hunter case.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Gold

Le Roy Paris Verge Pocket Watch and Matching Steel Chatelaine
Le Roy Paris Verge Pocket Watch and Matching Steel Chatelaine

Le Roy Paris Verge Pocket Watch and Matching Steel Chatelaine

Located in Nottingham, GB

Darkened gunmetal steel provides the striking ground for this consular-cased verge pocket watch, highlighted by intricate three-colour gold applied relief work.

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Mid-18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Metal, Gold, Steel

Swiss 18ct Gold & Green Enamel Pocket Watch with Alternative Dial
Swiss 18ct Gold & Green Enamel Pocket Watch with Alternative Dial

Swiss 18ct Gold & Green Enamel Pocket Watch with Alternative Dial

Located in Nottingham, GB

Translucent emerald green enamel radiates over an engine-turned guilloché ground across the back of this 18-carat yellow gold open-face pocket watch. The circular case measures 32 mm...

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Late 19th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Steel

Antique English Art Nouveau Pocket Watch Inkwell by John Grinsell & Sons
Antique English Art Nouveau Pocket Watch Inkwell by John Grinsell & Sons

Antique English Art Nouveau Pocket Watch Inkwell by John Grinsell & Sons

By John Grinsell & Sons

Located in Northampton, GB

The removable pocket watch has a silver case engraved with floral decoration and a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial and gold enamel dot minute m...

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1910s English Art Nouveau Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vauchez à Paris Three-Colour Gold and Pearl Verge Pocket Watch
Vauchez à Paris Three-Colour Gold and Pearl Verge Pocket Watch

Vauchez à Paris Three-Colour Gold and Pearl Verge Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

Foliate chasing in yellow, red, and green gold surrounds a central rosette of split pearls on the reverse of this miniature pocket watch. Crafted in a consular case measuring 33 mm i...

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Brass, Enamel, Steel

Gide Paris Pearl-Set Gold and Green Enamel Verge Pocket Watch
Gide Paris Pearl-Set Gold and Green Enamel Verge Pocket Watch

Gide Paris Pearl-Set Gold and Green Enamel Verge Pocket Watch

Located in Nottingham, GB

A translucent emerald green enamel case back decorated with radiating foliate motifs forms the focal point of this French verge pocket watch.

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Steel

French 18ct Gold, Enamel and Pearl Verge Pocket Watch by A. Jaquet
French 18ct Gold, Enamel and Pearl Verge Pocket Watch by A. Jaquet

French 18ct Gold, Enamel and Pearl Verge Pocket Watch by A. Jaquet

Located in Nottingham, GB

Richly hued translucent purple enamel over engine-turned wave engraving defines the reverse of this French consular pocket watch. Centred on the case back is an oval glazed locket co...

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Late 18th Century Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Gold

Large Mid-17th Century Oil Portrait of a Cromwellian Puritan Matriarch
Large Mid-17th Century Oil Portrait of a Cromwellian Puritan Matriarch

Large Mid-17th Century Oil Portrait of a Cromwellian Puritan Matriarch

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

It's not known who the sitter is but to have had such a large well executed portrait, she would have be a person of wealth and high status of a large estate. The silver cased pocket ...

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17th Century English Antique Pocket Watch Cases

Materials

Canvas

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Antique Pocket Watch Cases For Sale on 1stDibs

Find an expansive variety of antique pocket watch cases available on 1stDibs. All of the items for sale were constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, Enamel and Silver. Our inventory has long been popular, and it includes earlier versions that date to the 18th Century and newer variations that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian and Art Nouveau are consistently popular styles when it comes to antique pocket watch cases. Versions of these items have been a part of the life’s work for many jewelers, but those produced by Elgin, Patek Philippe and American Waltham Watch Co. are consistently popular. Browse our collection of 3 Diamond versions today to add the perfect touch to your look. A selection of bead can be found today on these pages. Most of our antique pocket watch cases for sale are for men, but there are 126 pieces available to browse for women.

How Much are Antique Pocket Watch Cases?

Prices for antique pocket watch cases start at $245 and top out at $64,238 with these watches, on average, selling for $1,769.

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.