Waltham 16 size 23 jewel Vanguard Circa 1937 Open Face Railroad Pocket Watch
By Waltham
Located in Dallas, TX
Waltham 16 size 23 jewel Vanguard Circa 1937 Open Face Railroad Pocket Watch - Manual winding. White dial with Arabic numerals.
Category
Railroad Pocket Watch
Ball Watch Co. Open Faced Railroad Pocket Watch circa 1920
By Ball Watch Company
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Ball Watch Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced High Grade Railroad Pocket Watch / METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled / Screw Off Bezel and Case Back CIRCA / YEAR:...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Elgin 23 Jewel Veritas Up Down Indicator Very Rare 18 Size Railroad Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Elgin 23 Jewel Veritas Up Down Indicator Very Rare 18 Size Railroad Pocket Watch - Manual winding. Very Nice Plain Polish 20 Year Gold Filled Screw Back And Bezel Case.
Category
20th Century American Wrist Watches
Waltham Vanguard #1892 23 jewels RailRoad Antique Open Face Pocket Watch, c1901.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Fine & Very Rare, this pocket watch by Waltham Vanguard dates back to c1901 Referred as Railroad pocket watch, it boasts a high precision movement & was used by train conductors...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Pocket Watches
Materials
Gilt Metal
American Watch Co. Waltham Pocket Watch Model 1908 "Railroad Grade"
By American Waltham Watch Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
American Watch Co. Waltham Pocket Watch Model 1908 "Railroad Grade" - Manual winding; 23 jewels.
Category
20th Century American Pocket Watches
Hamilton Railroad Gold Filled Pocket Watch
By Hamilton
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hamilton open face railroad watch, white Gold-Filled case. Size 16, 23 jewels, 5 position adjust, Grade 950. Scarce movement. Serial number is 1080578, made in 1913. The movement co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Hamilton 992 Pocket Watch in White Gold Plate
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Bloomington, MN
The 992 was one of Hamilton’s well-regarded railroad-grade pocket watch movements, valued for its accuracy-focused construction and strong reputation among collectors.
Category
Early 20th Century Retro Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold Plate, White Gold
Heritage Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch in White Gold Plate
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Bloomington, MN
This listing is for the watch only. The Bunn Special was one of Illinois Watch Company’s most respected railroad-grade pocket watch lines, known for its accuracy-focused constructio...
Category
Early 20th Century Retro Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold Plate, White Gold
A & S Railroad Gold Minute Repeating Pocket Watch Presented to J.H. Ramsey, 1865
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a minute repeating pocket watch with a chime that has a railroad-type bell sound.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Illinois Railroad Grade Bunn Special Mens Gold Filled Pocket Watch Circa 1923
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Boston, MA
An early 20th century Illinois Watch Company Railroad grade Mens Pocket Watch. The watch features a white dial with bold Arabic numerals housed within a round case.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Illinois Railroad Bunn Special Antique Mens 21 Jewel Gold Filled Pocket Watch
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Boston, MA
This Illinois Watch Company pocket watch is crafted in gold-filled material.
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Hamilton 992 Size 16 21 Jewel Gold Filled Railroad Grade Pocket Watch
By Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
A collectible and finely detailed pocket watch with strong appeal for railroad watch collectors and vintage American horology enthusiasts.
Category
20th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Antique 1915 Hampden Watch Co Railway 15J 16s 14K Gold Filled Open Face Pocket
By Hampden Watch Company
Located in Miami, FL
Hampden's watches were produced with the precision and reliability demanded by American railroad companies, whose strict timing standards — adopted following catastrophic accidents c...
Category
Vintage 1910s Wrist Watches
Materials
15k Gold
Elgin Railroad 21 Jewel Veritas 18 Size Up Down Wind Indicator
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Grade Model 8 Grade 239 Class A Railroad Approved Pocket Watch. Ornately Engraved Screw Back And Bezel B&B Royal 20 Year Case.
Category
20th Century American Wrist Watches
Elgin Rare 21 Jewel Free Sprung Up-Down Indicator Rare Roman Numeral Dial
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
With Rarely Seen Roman Numeral White Enamel Dial Made For The Canadian Market. Model 8 Grade 412 Railroad Approved Pocket Watch From A Private Collector.
Category
20th Century American Wrist Watches
Hamilton Platinum Art Deco Tank Style with Original Diamond Dial
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
They originally specialized in railroad grade pocket watches of extreme accuracy.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Wrist Watches
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Hamilton Yellow Gold Filled Railroad Caliber 992 Pocket Watch, circa 1936
By Hamilton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hamilton Railroad pocket watch grade 992 movement serial # 2.6 million circa 1936.
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
14 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Fob with Blue Sapphire
Located in Little Neck, NY
14k Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Fob with blue sapphire. Vintage watch chain with Railroad Order Fob.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Pocket Watches
Materials
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Pocketwatch Reguateur Veritable Echappement Roskopf Oversized Railroad
Unavailable
D 0.78 in Dm 2.5 in
Pocketwatch Reguateur Veritable Echappement Roskopf Oversized Railroad
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Sterling Silver Antique Pocketwatch Reguateur Veritable Echappement Roskopf Oversized Railroad Half Hunter Very cool old estate watch with a round white ceramic face, roman numerals...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Civil War Pocket Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Illinois Bunn Special Railroad Pocket Watch
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Towson, MD
One 1921 yellow gold filled open face Illinois Bunn Special railroad pocket watch serial number 3909834 size 16.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled, Yellow Gold
Victorian Elgin Railroad Pocket Watch 1915 Grade 293 Engraved Size 16
By Elgin
Located in Dearborn, MI
Victorian Elgin Railroad Pocket Watch 1915 Grade 293 Engraved Size 16 Elgin Pocketwatch All Functions Work Movement Serial Number 18161037 Beautiful Dial Has 1 Hairline by the ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Victorian Pocket Watches
Hamilton Watch Co. 940 Railroad Pocket Watch Manual 21 Jewel Size 18
By Hamilton
Located in Dearborn, MI
Hamilton Watch Co. 940 Railroad Pocket Watch Manual 21 Jewel Size 18 Lever Set Working Dial Has No Hairlines, Cracks, or Chips Needs Hair Spring No Case Had a 52 Gram 14K Gold ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Pocket Watches
Ball Gold Filled 21 Jewels Hamilton Railroad Pocket Watch
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: manual wind Function: hours, minutes, sub seconds Case: 51mm gold filled case, gold filled bezel, plastic crystal, solid case back Dial: white dial, black hands, Arabic nu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Hamilton Yellow Gold Filled Open Faced Enamel Dial Railroad Pocket Watch, 1940s
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
The company was started by a group of investors who were looking to create a high-quality, American-made watch. Hamilton quickly became a leading manufacturer of pocket watches, and ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Modern Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Elgin Veritas 23 Jewel Railroad Pocket Watch with Up Down Indicator
By Elgin Clocks
Located in Palm Springs, CA
As a quick note the Highest grade Railroad grade pocket watches were almost always in gold filled cases, as the people who needed them, namely conductors, could not afford solid gold...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Collectible Jewelry
Elgin Rare Gold Filled Keystone Case Railroad Manual winding Pocket Watch
By Elgin
Located in Dallas, TX
Very Rare Elgin 14k Gold Filled 21j Keystone Case Railroad Pocket Watch - Manual winding, 21 jewel lever set movement.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold
Hampden Watch Co. A Highly Engraved Railroad Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1890
By Hampden Watch Company
Located in Mayfair, London, London
Hampden Watch Co. A Highly Engraved Heavy 14ct Gold Full Hunter Keyless Lever Railroad Pocket Watch C1890 Dial: A beautiful glass enamel dial with Roman numerals set in sky blue cha...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Pocket Watch Bunn Special 21 Jewel Railroad Illinois Watch Co 18 Size
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Dearborn, MI
Pocket Watch Bunn Special 21 Jewel Railroad Illinois Watch Co 18 Size Bunn Special Springfield Illinois 21 Jewels Adjusted Movement Serial Number 1664019 Size 18 Illinois Watc...
Category
Antique 1890s Pocket Watches
Hamilton Gold Plated Railway Special Pocket Watch Model 992B
By Hamilton
Located in Dallas, TX
One of the most famous and popular railroad pocket watches of all time. Very hard to find one in this condition and with the original, unpolished, finish on the case!
Category
20th Century Wrist Watches
18 Karat Gold Waltham Railroad Watch
By American Waltham Watch Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bringing together precision timekeeping with stunning artistry, this pocket watch by the American Waltham Watch Company is a remarkable work of horological craftsmanship.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Artist Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Vintage 1923 Illinois Pocket Watch, Railroad, Gold-Plated, Working, 17 Jewel
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1923 Illinois Pocket watch, Railroad, Gold Plated, Working, Size 16s, 17 Jewel, Openface, Model 9, Grade 706, Work, Black Numerals, Silver/Champagne Face, Gold Dial, It's wor...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold Plate
Hamilton 992B Railroad 14K Gold Filled Pocket Watch
By Hamilton
Located in Dallas, TX
Hamilton 992B Railroad 14K Gold Filled Pocket Watch - Manual winding. 14K Gold filled original Hamilton signed screw back and bezel case ( 50mm).
Category
20th Century American Wrist Watches
Hamilton Stainless Steel Railway Special Pocket Watch
By Hamilton
Located in Dallas, TX
The Hamilton Railway 922 B was the most popular pocket watch for railroad men .
Category
20th Century American Wrist Watches
Hamilton Railroad Grade 992B Railway Special 21 Jewel Pocket Watch Circa 1942
By Hamilton
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents: A beautiful vintage Hamilton Railway Special grade 992B pocket watch in original bar over crown railroad case.
Category
Vintage 1940s Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold
Hamilton Platinum Diamond Bezel Wristwatch
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
They originally specialized in railroad grade pocket watches of extreme accuracy.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
14 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Fob with B of F L & E Medallion
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
14k Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Fob with B of F L & E Medallion Vintage watch chain with Railroad Order Fob.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Jewelry
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1907 Burlington Railroad Pocket Watch
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
This is another excellent example of the late 19th early 20th Century ingenuity that made the American Pocket Watch a worldwide standard for beauty and accuracy in timekeeping. 2"D ...
Category
Early 20th Century Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold
Vintage Hamilton Gold-Filled Railroad Pocket Watch Size 16
By Hamilton
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hamilton gold filled, open face, Railroad pocket watch. Size 16, 21 jewel double roller movement, 3/4 plate, 5 position adjustments, lever time set, Grade 992.
Category
Vintage 1930s Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Collinwood & Sons Sterling Silver Railroad Pocket Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Outstanding antique sterling silver pocket watch by Collinwood & Sons of Middleboush, England, previously own by an African American railroad conductor, circa 1900 and was an estate ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hamilton Vintage American Railroad Pocket Watch Grade 992B Yellow Gold Filled
By Hamilton
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents: A classic Hamilton Railroad pocket watch, model 992B. The round case is crafted from gold-filled material, showcasing a white dial adorned with bold ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Wrist Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Waltham Railroad Pocket Watch Year 1905 Heavy Ore Silver Working #14391483
By American Waltham Watch Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1905 Waltham railroad grade pocket watch that has a 55mm Fahy case that is ore silver, 21mm thick, screwback with very clean thick glass crystal.
Category
1990s American Edwardian Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Illinois Gold-Filled Bunn Special Railroad Pocket Watch circa 1927
Located in New York, NY
Gold-filled Illinois Bunn Special pocket watch, circa 1927. The 51mm case has a screw bezel and back, by Wadsworth. The white enamel dial features bold Arabic numerals, outer minute ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Hamilton Yellow Gold Filled Open Faced Enamel Dial Railroad Pocket Watch, 1940s
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
The company was started by a group of investors who were looking to create a high-quality, American-made watch. Hamilton quickly became a leading manufacturer of pocket watches, and ...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Modern Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
Hamilton Yellow Gold Filled Open Faced Enamel Dial Railroad Pocket Watch 1940's
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Hamilton Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 57mm MOVEMENT...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Pocket Watches
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Railroad Pocket Watch For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact railroad pocket watch you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, Gold-filled and 18k Gold. You can easily find a 24 antique edition and 1 modern creations to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a railroad pocket watch may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic railroad pocket watch over the years, but those made by Elgin, Hamilton and American Waltham Watch Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful. If you’re browsing our inventory for a railroad pocket watch, you’ll find that many are available today for men, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and women.
How Much is a Railroad Pocket Watch?
Prices for a railroad pocket watch can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $275 and can go as high as $55,950, while this accessory, on average, fetches $963.
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Records show that, in Europe, by the 16th century, it was high time for portable clock devices. Right now, perhaps you’re shopping for your own. If so, find a vast range of fashionable and functional antique, vintage and luxury watches on 1stDibs.
While wall-mounted time tellers and grandfather clocks were much more convenient than the sundials of ancient history, watches were becoming crucial for an increasingly connected society whose members learned that the latest advancements in technology meant they could carry devices that kept time to within a minute a day. Tragically, the first pocket watches — albeit an improvement on the accessories that preceded them, which dangled from a chain worn around the neck — didn’t help much as far as accuracy or portability. Focused on style over substance, the upper class frequently carried lavish pieces that ran hours behind.
Eventually, watches migrated from owners’ pockets to their wrists. In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Indeed, although exceedingly practical, the watches of today are far from bland. Bulgari’s iconic Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional watches. You’ll always know what time it is because you won’t be able to tear your eyes away from your new accessory.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
When shopping for a watch, it’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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