Chain tattoo ideas

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Black and grey ornate clock tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the dial.
Ornate clock and roses on a forearm
Two matching black linework tattoos on forearms, a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face and rays on the other, both with dangling chain details.
Matching sun and moon forearm tattoos
Black and grey dotwork rose with a mandala style frame and hanging drops on a forearm, shown against denim and patterned wallpaper.
Rose and mandala on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two dog tags on a ball chain across a forearm, shown in two side by side photos.
Dog tags and ball chain on a forearm
Realistic grey and red biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing torn skin that reveals metal machinery, a chain and a padlock.
Torn skin revealing metal machinery on a forearm
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos of ornate bands, a mandala motif and dotted chains across a woman's wrist and forearm.
Metallic gold and teal temporary tattoos on forearm
Metallic gold geometric temporary tattoos with triangles, chains and leaf motifs on a woman's forearm and upper arm.
Gold geometric armband tattoos on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos of a heart, crescent moon, cross and dots on the fingers and hand, with a larger floral design on the forearm.
Fine line finger tattoos with white marble nails
Black and grey lettering on a chest and a forearm covered in wings and florals, with a black cat held in front of the arm and gold chains and a cross pendant.
Black cat held against chest and forearm tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, framed by red roses, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling fine line chain of stars, moons and diamonds on the inner forearm.
Lotus mandala with dangling stars on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on a wrist, resembling a thin bracelet with dots and a small charm, styled in fine line.
Fine line bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of gears, a chain and engine parts wrapping the forearm.
Mechanical gears and chain on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a fine line wave tattoo with a small dot on the inner wrist, worn beside a silver chain bracelet with heart charms.
Fine line wave tattoo on a wrist
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a heart-shaped ornamental motif with swirls and dotted chains on a forearm.
Ornamental heart with dotted chains on forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose and a dangling crescent moon charm on a forearm, against a red and navy striped backdrop.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a seated woman's arm and thigh, including a shaded rose and script on the upper arm and a larger ornamental design on the thigh.
Rose, script and ornamental thigh tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a falling bird with a pocket watch on a beaded chain, on the forearm.
Bird and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a ship's wheel and anchor wrapped in octopus tentacles, shown on the inner forearm.
Ship's wheel and anchor with octopus on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a shell on a forearm.
Realistic pocket watch with shell on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with tears and a headscarf, with chains below, on a forearm.
Realistic woman's face with chains on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a hand and forearm, including the word forever in script across the back of the hand, with a star on a finger, shown through a barred hatch with handcuffs and a chain.
Forever lettering on the hand and forearm
Two carved wooden arm and hand boards showing traditional-style tattoo designs of skulls, a heart with a dagger, a goat, a cat and flowers, in black and cream.
Carved arm boards with skull, goat and cat designs
Black and grey peony, butterfly and hourglass tattoo across a forearm, shown in four side-by-side photographs.
Peony, butterfly and hourglass forearm sleeve
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs of mandalas, paisley and lace bands, shown on a bare back and a forearm and on a flash sheet.
Metallic gold henna-style temporary tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of the White Rabbit holding a pocket watch inside a diamond frame on a forearm.
White rabbit with pocket watch in a diamond
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain and small arrow hanging below it.
Mandala and arrow on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing an open oyster with a pearl, framed by pink lilies, green leaves and turquoise splashes.
Open oyster with pearl and lilies on a forearm
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inside of a wrist, worn alongside gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
Realistic tattoo on a forearm of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain, a flower and a shaded object, mostly in grey with gold accents.
Pocket watch and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the wrist and forearm, worn alongside several gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey tattoos of lungs with branching airways and flowers on both forearms, with a small chain motif near the wrists.
Lungs and flowers on both forearms
Woman with silver metallic temporary tattoos of feathers, a chain, mandala bands and lotus motifs on her upper arms and forearms, seated on a beach.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with exposed gears, Roman numerals and a chain, on the forearm against a stone wall.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a crescent moon with a woman's face in profile, a black cat sitting on the crescent, and blue beaded chains below.
Crescent moon and black cat on forearm
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs of discs and pendants on a hand, wrist and chest, styled to look like jewellery.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible movement, shaded across the forearm.
Pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an hourglass with a chain and lightning background, on a forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo covering a forearm, beside a bunch of keys on a chain and a gold-toned chain bracelet on the wrist.
Tattooed forearm with keys and chain bracelet
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and swirling smoke shading on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Pocket watch and swirls on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with black hair, a red patterned bandana, gold chain earrings and a plaid collar, placed on the forearm.
Woman portrait with red bandana on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a sun with a face and dotted chain drapery on the left arm, and a crescent moon with a face on the right arm, in a dotwork style.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Two traditional style forearm tattoos showing red roses, one with a grey heart padlock and one with a grey key on a beaded chain.
Matching rose, padlock and key tattoos on forearms
Black and grey forearm tattoo of two pocket watches on a chain above two shaded roses with leaves and a small flower below, shown from three angles.
Pocket watches and roses on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of orbiting circles, a dial and a crescent on the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Orbital astrolabe design on forearm