Gear tattoo ideas

244 photos and flash · 62% Realism, 9% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism clock with Roman numerals and gears on an upper arm, with the script words Time is Money beneath it.
Clock and gears with Time is Money script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with clockwork gears and a hand holding a clock face, on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with clockwork gears on upper arm
Shirtless torso with a realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, showing metallic gears, cables and red wiring.
Biomechanical sleeve on upper arm and chest
Realistic tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a pocket watch with visible gears, framed by two blue roses and small droplets.
Pocket watch and blue roses on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch with a beaded chain on the upper arm, showing the dial, numerals and visible movement.
Pocket watch with chain on upper arm
Realistic biomechanical full sleeve tattoo of gears, wires and red cables covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a panel extending onto the chest.
Biomechanical sleeve on arm and chest
Black linework tattoo of gears, pulleys and numbered mechanical parts running along a forearm and up towards the upper arm.
Mechanical parts diagram along an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch showing its gears and Roman numerals on the upper arm, with a faded rose behind it.
Open pocket watch on upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals and a gear mechanism on the upper arm.
Clock face with Roman numerals on an upper arm
Realism style black and grey arm sleeve with a pocket watch, gears and a maple leaf, shown from three angles on the arm.
Pocket watch, gears and maple leaf sleeve
Two views of a watercolour style upper arm tattoo with red poppies, fine black linework, a compass drawing and cursive script.
Red poppies and compass on upper arm
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and goggle-style eyepiece, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in a top hat on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals, revealing gears and a stepped shape beneath, on an upper arm.
Cracked pocket watch with gears on upper arm
Realistic full sleeve tattoo of gears, pulleys and engine parts in bronze and orange tones, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Mechanical gears and pistons full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a clock face with Roman numerals, gears and a mask within ornate scrollwork.
Ornate clock and mask on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clockwork pocket watch with gears and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm.
Ornate clockwork watch on upper arm