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Georgian Carved Citrine Fob Rope Twist Watch Chain/Necklace - 19th Century
Located in Chatham, CA
watch chain - now more commonly worn (with a pendant/fob) as a triple strand gold chain necklace
Category

Antique 19th Century American Georgian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Citrine, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Jockey Watch Chain
Located in New York, NY
center. Late 19th Century sporting jewelry meant to be held by vest buttonhole with a pocket watch or fob
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian More Jewelry

Materials

Pinchbeck, Gilt Metal

Antique 10k gold watch key swivel fob pendant, Bloodstone and Carnelian
Located in NEWARK, GB
things of beauty and this watch key fob is a perfect example of this! The key, designed to wind a pocket
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Carnelian, 10k Gold

14Kt Yellow Gold Blue Enamel Necklace, Bracelet or Pocket Watch Chain 1940 s
Located in Long Beach, CA
This is a great looking hand made necklace or bracelet, pocket watch chain. Each link is hand
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Link Bracelets

Materials

Yellow Gold, Enamel

14K Gold Greek Discus Throwing Watch Fob Hammered Medallion Ribbon
Located in Van Nuys, CA
decorative accessory traditionally linked to a pocket watch. Comprising a small ornament on a chain or ribbon
Category

Vintage 1910s Greek Revival Paperweights

Materials

Gold

Antique 1940s Sterling Silver Albert Watch Chain Necklace
Located in London, GB
. Traditionally worn by Victorian and Edwardian gentlemen to secure their pocket watches, Albert chains became a
Category

Vintage 1940s British Retro Vanity Items

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian 9K Gold Chased White Agate Watch Key Fob Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique Georgian 9 karat yellow gold pocket watch key charm pendant. This antique watch key has
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, 9k Gold

Antique Victorian Watch Key Fob 18k Yellow Gold Chased Shell Winder Pendant
Located in Torrance, CA
. The beautifully detailed antique watch key fob was originally worn by a gentleman with a pocket watch
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Fob Charm Bracelet 10k Gold Victorian Intaglio
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
, around 1850. A Victorian gentleman would have had a fob like this linked to the chain of his pocket watch
Category

Vintage 1920s Unknown Charm Bracelets

Materials

10k Gold

Georgian Gold Cased Citrine Fob with Split Ring
Located in Rotterdam, NL
gold split ring, making it ideal for attachment to a chain or pocket watch. At the base of the fob
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Citrine, 10k Gold, Base Metal

Victorian 15 Karat Gold Rock Quartz Crystal "Snake" Intaglio Fob Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
A fob is an adornment or a seal that hangs from the ribbon or chain of a pocket watch. Its purpose
Category

Antique 1880s Victorian Necklace Enhancers

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal, Quartz, Yellow Gold, Gold, 15k Gold

Antique Georgian Citrine Forget-Me-Not Flower Wax Seal Fob Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
use, fobs were considered status symbols, commonly attached to a gentleman's pocket watch chain or
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Citrine, 10k Gold, Base Metal

Victorian 1890 Masonic Seal Fob Pendant In 14Kt Gold With Plain Bloodstone
Located in Miami, FL
pocket watch fob or a charm's bracelet. Knight of the Sun 27th degree In the Scottish Rite the 27th
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

29" Sterling Albert Link Chain Necklace Hallmarked Birmingham, 1897
Located in Baltimore, MD
", who popularized the formality of wearing a vest with his pocket watch and a fob on a chain, the watch
Category

Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Link Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

C1900 Sterling Silver Paper Link Albert Chain w T Bar, 20"
Located in Baltimore, MD
on a chain, the watch in the vest pocket, with fob and T Bar dangling. Sophisticated jewelry that you
Category

Antique Early 1900s Victorian Link Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Movado Pocket Watch 1260 Manual Watch, 9k Antique Gold Fob Chain
By Movado
Located in Surfside, FL
Movado pocket travel clock- watch in a croco-lizard skin case with a 14" 9k antique gold fob chain
Category

Vintage 1930s Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold

Victorian Mourning Era Gold Watch Pin Fob and Chain 1890s
Located in Frederick, MD
·Item: 14K Victorian Black Enameled Carved Watch Fob with 17.25" Watch chain, fob key
Category

Antique 1890s Unknown Late Victorian Pocket Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vacheron Constantin Yellow Gold Black Enamel Pocket Watch and Watch Chain
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Frederick, MD
·Item: 18K 1915 Vacheron Constantin Geneva Black Enamel w/ Fob Pocket Watch Yellow Gold ·Era
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Vintage 1910s Swiss Art Deco Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Jules Jurgensen Pocket Watch 14k Yellow Gold Manual Watch
By Jules Jurgensen
Located in Surfside, FL
Presentation Jules Jurgensen open face pocket watch in 14k with fob chain and knife. Manual w
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Vintage 1930s Pocket Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Antique 9ct Gold Larimar Turquoise Toothpick Fob c1820 375 Purity Chatelaine
Located in Camelford, GB
chain or Chatelaine etc. Gemstones: Round cabochons of Turquoise around the fob and Intaglio of Larimar
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Antique Early 19th Century British George III Pocket Watches

Materials

Turquoise, Larimar, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

9 Karat Rose Gold English Curb Link Fob Chain with T-Bar and Masonic Charm
Located in QLD , AU
jewellery wardrobe. Once used to hold a gentlemen's pocket watch these chains are so popular now and
Category

20th Century British Victorian Chain Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold, Rose Gold

Antique Edwardian Rose and White Gold Trombone Link Chain
Located in Sale, Cheshire
the early 20th Century, made in England as a pocket watch fob but can equally be worn as a necklace or
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Chain Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold

Kristopher Double Albert Chain in Sterling Silver
By Dudley VanDyke
Located in Charleston, SC
personal watches in waistcoat pockets. The short chains, attached for easy handling of the watch, became
Category

2010s Chain Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Oxford Double Albert Chain in Sterling Silver
By Dudley VanDyke
Located in Charleston, SC
European watch fobs and chains, can be worn as a necklace or fashioned as a watch holder if worn by a man
Category

2010s Chain Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chelsea Double Albert Chain in Sterling Silver
By Dudley VanDyke
Located in Charleston, SC
European watch fobs and chains, can be worn as a necklace or fashioned as a watch holder if worn by a man
Category

2010s Chain Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

9 Kt Rose Gold Gentleman s Pocket Watch Chain with 18 Kt Gold Dollar Fob
Located in Windsor Forest, Berkshire
A 9 Kt rose gold Gentleman's pocket watch graduated curb link chain, the two strands joined by a
Category

Early 20th Century British George V More Jewelry

Materials

Yellow Gold, Rose Gold

Jumbo Rolo Double Albert Chain in 14 Karat Gold
By Dudley VanDyke
Located in Charleston, SC
lovely solid gold T-Bar. This yellow gold necklace, inspired by antique European watch fobs and chains
Category

2010s Chain Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Pocket Watch Fob, Cornelian, Bloodstone Yellow Gold, Birmingham, 1919
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
catch, the fob may be used for its original purpose, to attached to one end of a watch chain, or worn as
Category

Vintage 1910s British George V Drop Necklaces

Materials

Agate, 9k Gold

Pink Gold Hand Engraved Locket
Located in West Hollywood, CA
antique pocket watch. With light weight pink gold chain..30" long
Antique 14K Gold Cube Watch Fob with Watch Chain Dog Clasp
Located in Danvers, MA
Offered is a lovely late Victorian 14K gold pocket watch fob, with its original short watch chain
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold

Victorian Phoenix Fob
Located in Stroud, GB
waistcoat. A fob sometimes held a pocket watch which was swung from a chain. These fob chains often had
Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, 9k Gold

Antique Victorian Seal Spinner Fob, Cornelian and Bloodstone, Birmingham, 1892
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Originally seen on a pocket watch chain and often carved with a crest, spinner fobs such as this
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Drop Necklaces

Materials

Agate, 9k Gold

Art Nouveau Gold Lion Fob Pendant with Garnets
Located in Danvers, MA
pocket watch fob with ribbon - now he makes a wonderfully charming pendant. Beautifully detailed in the
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Garnet, Gold

Austro-Hungarian Yellow Gold Wilhelm Haarstrick St. George Dragon Fob / Pendant
Located in San Francisco, CA
. While traditionally this piece would've been worn with a pocket watch in a gentleman's vest pocket, it
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Antique 1770s Austrian High Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Amethyst, Yellow Gold

Ancient Luxury: Labradorite Scarab Pendant
Located in Wimberley, TX
chain secured a pocket watch and a variety of additional items such as a signet fob or pen knife. Few
Materials

Labradorite, 14k Gold

Antique Victorian Grape and Vine Spinner Pendant
Located in Sale, Cheshire
to the end of a pocket watch chain, we think it looks great worn as a pendant. MEASUREMENTS 2.5 x
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Beautiful Antique Silver Fob Watch with Its Own Pocket Watch Chain
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Small Silver Pocket Watch With beautiful pocket watch chain. This lovely enamel dial watch
Category

Antique 1880s Early Victorian Pocket Watches

Materials

Silver

Antique Georgian 14-16K Gold Hunting Drinking Powder Horn Pocket Watch Fob Chain
Located in Lauderdale by the Sea, FL
Outstanding rare example of an early Georgian Hunting / drinking horn watch fob. We have only ever
Category

Antique 1820s Unknown Georgian Pocket Watches

Antique Victorian Gold Long Chain, Oval Faceted Belcher Link Design
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
a small pocket watch, locket, gold shield, or fob.
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Chain Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold

Antique Victorian Half Muff Chain, Rose Gold Faceted Belcher Links
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
which would suspend from the swivel clip including a small pocket watch, fob, shield or antique pendant
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Chain Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold

19th Century Russian 14ct Tri-Colour Gold Albert Chain, circa 1890
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
A beautiful 19th century Russian 14ct rose, yellow and white gold pocket watch chain dating from
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Russian Late Victorian Chain Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

9 Kt Rose Gold Double Albert Watch Chain with Bloodstone and Carnelian Fob
Located in Windsor Forest, Berkshire
A 9 Kt rose gold Double Albert pocket watch chain with a Bloodstone and Carnelian 9 Carat yellow
Category

Mid-20th Century British George V More Jewelry

Materials

Carnelian, Rose Gold

1787 Coin Watch Fob Antique
Located in Bradford, Ontario
, this fob harkens back to the original owner who used it to pull his watch from his waist coat pocket in
Category

Antique 1780s English More Jewelry

Materials

Brass

Antique Pocket Watch Fob, Cornelian, Bloodstone Yellow Gold, Birmingham, 1919
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
catch, the fob may be used for its original purpose, to attached to one end of a watch chain, or worn as
Category

Vintage 1910s British George V Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, 9k Gold

Victorian Pocket Watch Key Fob, Sardonyx, Bloodstone, London 1873, 18 Carat Gold
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
watch seal fob set with a chamfered edge blood stone and sardonyx in an 18ct gold band. The fob is
Category

Antique 1870s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, 18k Gold

Antique Watch Fob, Cornelian and Bloodstone, Rose Gold, circa 1910s
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
A watch key fob dating from circa 1910s set with the typical cornelian to one side and blood stone
Category

Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Drop Necklaces

Materials

10k Gold

Swiss Art Deco Chrome Chronometre Perfecta Red and Black Watch with Fob
By Perfecta
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunning Swiss Art Deco Chronometre perfecta pocket watch boasts one of the best and graphic
Category

Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Victorian Black Onyx Pearl Cube Watch Fob Charm Pendant with Flower Blossoms
Located in Danvers, MA
originally a pocket watch fob. Perhaps a mourning piece, given the black onyx and the pearls which
Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold

Antique 9K Rose Gold PWatch Chain Fob "Shawfield Juniors FC 1920" Medal Pendant
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful and rare piece pocket watch chain Fob gold medal pendant weigh 6.1 grams and it is
Category

Vintage 1920s British Pendant Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold, Rose Gold

Antique Georgian Serpent Seal Fob Pendant
Located in Sale, Cheshire
. These fobs were originally worn on the end of a pocket watch chain, but we think they make great
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Chalcedony, 15k Gold

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Pocket Watch Chains And Fobs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of pocket watch chains and fobs for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of gold, yellow gold and 14k gold, these items were constructed with great care. Our selection of items includes 262 vintage examples as well as 32 contemporary versions. Our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and pieces in stock date back to the 18th Century while others were produced as recently as the 21st Century. Pieces in our collection of pocket watch chains and fobs made by Victorian jewelers — as well as those associated with Edwardian — are very popular. Versions of these items have been a part of the life’s work for many jewelers, but those produced by Dudley VanDyke, American Waltham Watch Co. and Elgin are consistently popular. Lovers of these pieces agree that it’s a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 15 agate versions can add an especially stylish touch. There are many round cut, square cut and cabochon pocket watch chains and fobs for sale. Most of our pocket watch chains and fobs for sale are for women, but there are 220 pieces available to browse for men.

How Much are Pocket Watch Chains And Fobs?

Prices for pocket watch chains and fobs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $75 and can go as high as $18,900, while pocket watch chains and fobs, on average, fetch $1,688.
Questions About Pocket Watch Chains And Fobs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A pocket watch fob refers to the chain or ribbon to which a pocket watch is attached. Its purpose was to make the watch more readily accessible to the wearer. You’ll find a variety of pocket watch fobs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To use a pocket watch chain, first attach one end to the fob of your watch. Then, tuck the watch into the watch pocket of your jacket. Thread the free end of the chain through your jacket buttonhole. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of pocket watches.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A watch fob is the name for a pocket watch chain. It's utilized to make the pocket watch more accessible by providing a handle for the user to hold while taking it out of a vest or pant pocket. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of pocket watch chains.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A pocket watch chain is called a fob, or watch fob. They can be made in a variety of materials, but most often appear in a metal that matches the case of the watch itself. Shop a collection of antique watch fobs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.