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Antique Agate Gold Cased Watch Key Fob Pendant Charm
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Antique Agate Gold Cased Watch Key Fob Pendant Charm

19th century
Description

This collectable Watch Key features smooth Carnelian and Bloodstone, with wonderful embossing throughout, modelled in gold-cased metal.

Historically, this type of item was used to wind a pocket watch; this chunky watch key now makes a stylish addition to any neck mess.

METAL

Gold Cased

STONES

Bloodstone and Carnelian

MEASUREMENTS

Measures 2.8cm x 0.8cm

The stones measure 0.5cm across

WEIGHT

2.29 grams

CONDITION

This superb antique watch key is in good condition. This exquisite piece showcases lovely stones with light grazing on one side. The gold is bright, with only very minor surface wear, consistent with age.

Item Number - SD1115

Declaration

Lancastrian Jewellers has dated this Gold Agate Watch Key to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1237493
Dealers Internal Reference
SD1115
Description
This collectable Watch Key features smooth Carnelian and Bloodstone, with wonderful embossing throughout, modelled in gold-cased metal.
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Historically, this type of item was used to wind a pocket watch; this chunky watch key now makes a stylish addition to any neck mess.
Lancastrian Jewellers
fig 1. A gold-cased pocket watch key set with a central round dark green agate stone and fitted with a top suspension ring.
fig 1. Antique Agate Gold Cased Watch Key Fob Pendant Charm

METAL

Gold Cased

STONES

Bloodstone and Carnelian

MEASUREMENTS

Measures 2.8cm x 0.8cm

The stones measure 0.5cm across

WEIGHT

2.29 grams

CONDITION

This superb antique watch key is in good condition. This exquisite piece showcases lovely stones with light grazing on one side. The gold is bright, with only very minor surface wear, consistent with age.

Item Number - SD1115

Date of Manufacture

Lancastrian Jewellers has dated this Gold Agate Watch Key to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1237493
Dealers Internal Ref
SD1115
Lancastrian Jewellers
Lancastrian Jewellers
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2022

We are a third generation jewellers in the north of england, UK. Specialising in quality antique, vintage and fine jewellery

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Archive I A gold-cased pocket watch key set with a central round dark green agate stone and fitted with a top suspension ring.

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Archive II A gold-cased pocket watch key set with a central round dark green agate stone and fitted with a top suspension ring. View II
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Lancastrian Jewellers
Telephone 07527 577305
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Dalton House
9 Dalton Square
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1WD
United Kingdom
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A gold-cased pocket watch key set with a central round dark green agate stone and fitted with a top suspension ring.
Antique Agate Gold Cased Watch Key Fob Pendant Charm
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A gold-cased pocket watch key set with a central round dark green agate stone and fitted with a top suspension ring.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectWatch Keys
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialGold Cased Metal, Agate
  • ColourGold, Dark Green
  • MotifsScrollwork, Lobed bezel, Suspension ring, Winding pipe

This Victorian gentleman's watch key and fob pendant is fashioned from gold-cased metal, featuring a winding pipe, a central round dark green stone, scrollwork mouldings, a lobed bezel, and a top suspension ring. The piece measures 2.8cm x 0.8cm, with the stone measuring 0.5cm across. The surface displays light grazing on one side and very minor wear consistent with age, while the metal retains a bright finish. Today, this accessory adapts easily to modern styling as a pendant charm on a chain necklace for daily wear, or forms part of a curated collection display in a study or library setting.

FAQs

Watch key fobs were essential functional accessories during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, used to manually wind pocket watch movement mechanisms before stem-winding mechanisms became widespread.

Antique watch keys were frequently crafted from solid gold, pinchbeck, or gold-cased base metals, often set with semi-precious hardstones such as agate, bloodstone, carnelian, or onyx.

Authentic nineteenth century watch keys feature a hollow steel or brass pipe tip proportioned to fit watch winding arbours, combined with ornate hand-chased metalwork and bezel-set natural stones.

Modern collectors often suspend antique watch keys on modern gold chains as pendant necklaces, append them to charm bracelets, or display them in glass pocket watch stands.

Clean the piece gently using a dry, soft microfiber cloth, avoiding immersion in water or exposure to chemical polishers that could weaken thin gold casing or gemstone settings.
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