Pocket Watch

Pocket Watch Tattoo Designs in Ahmedabad

A pocket watch tattoo carries the same meaning as a clock, with an added note of inheritance. The object itself belongs to a previous generation, so it reads as time passing down through a family as much as time passing.

It is a rewarding subject because it offers three separate textures in one small piece: the polished metal case, the printed face, and the chain. The chain is where most versions fail, since it is a repeating link drawn at small scale and it flattens into a rope if the individual links are not shaded to turn. Our artists render enough links convincingly near the case and simplify further along, which reads correctly to the eye without becoming unreadable.

Popular Pocket Watch Tattoo Designs

Open pocket watches with the hands set to a meaningful time, watches with a broken or cracked glass, and watches paired with a rose or a compass are the most requested. The metal and chain detail sits in black and grey realism, exposed movements in 3D and biomechanical tattoos. Memorial versions belong to family and memorial tattoos. See also clock.

Best Placement for a Pocket Watch Tattoo

The case with a hanging chain suits the inner forearm, the chest, the outer arm and the calf, where the chain has room to fall naturally.

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