Gear tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a mechanical horse with cogs and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design.
Mechanical horse with gears
Realistic colour tattoo of a melting gold clock with Roman numerals and a cracked face, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm.
Melting clock on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose merged with a clock face and gears, covering the back of a hand, with small lettering across the knuckles.
Rose and clock on the back of a hand
Greyscale realism tattoo of a skull with exposed clockwork gears beneath Roman numeral XII, with smoke swirls below, on a forearm.
Skull with clockwork gears and Roman numerals
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with a Roman numeral clock face iris and gears, on the upper arm.
Eye and clock tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged pocket watch flanked by roses, with a skull and beads below, on a shirtless man's chest.
Winged pocket watch, roses and skull chest piece
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a raven with mechanical plating and gears on the upper arm.
Mechanical raven on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and several portrait faces on a forearm.
Pocket watch and portraits on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, flying birds and a rose on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey pocket watch with red accents and a shaded peony, tattooed on the upper arm in a realistic style.
Pocket watch and peony on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of interlocking gears and swirling linework across a woman's shoulder blade and upper arm, seen from behind.
Gears and swirls across shoulder and back
Black line drawing of a steampunk heart made of cogs and rivets, with an arrow piercing the top, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Steampunk heart with gears
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an eye with lightning and mechanical gears across the upper arm and shoulder, with small touches of blue and red.
Realistic eye and gears on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and brass gears, with a spiral galaxy inside the dial, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and galaxy on an upper arm
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
Colour realism tattoo of an owl's face on the back of a hand, with a Roman numeral clock face and gears on the palm.
Owl and clock on the back of a hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with orange explosions, a gear motif and banners reading We only have what we remember, on an upper arm.
TARDIS and explosions on an upper arm
Realistic bronze-toned gears and mechanical parts shown inside peeled oval panels across a woman's upper back.
Mechanical gears in peeled panels on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, roses and ornamental swirls covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Clock and roses on a shoulder and arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals and hands, framed by acanthus scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Realistic clock with scrollwork on an upper arm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Roman numeral clock face, gears, a key, a rose and a pocket watch.
Clock, rose and feather full sleeve
Black line drawing of interlocking cogs, clock hands and mechanical parts arranged in a steampunk-style design, with no body part shown.
Clockwork gears and hands line design
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo of gears, pistons and cables torn open through skin on the calf.
Biomechanical gears on a calf
Black and white photo of two hands with fine line tattoos of clock faces, watch parts and ornate frames on the fingers, wrists and forearm.
Clock and watch tattoos on two hands
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
Realistic tattoo of a mechanical eye with grey gears, filigree metalwork and a blue iris, placed across the upper back.
Mechanical eye with gears on the upper back
Fine line pen drawing of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by interlocking gears and large clock numerals, on paper.
Pocket watch and gears line drawing
Pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, acanthus scrollwork casing and a visible movement, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Ornate pocket watch design in pencil
Black and grey pencil drawing of a pocket watch on a chain with two scroll banners reading time heals and all wounds, a tattoo flash design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch with chain and banners
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 dotwork tattoo of an exploded mechanical watch movement, with plates, wheels and screws linked by dotted lines, on the calf.
Exploded watch movement on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, birds and a rose, covering a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears, wrapping around the forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Sepia line drawing of a steampunk cat wearing a clockwork top hat and brass goggles, with a pocket watch and mechanical butterfly, as a tattoo design.
Steampunk cat in top hat with gears
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, skull and roses on the side of the ribs, with a butterfly and swirling ornament.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with exposed gears and a 3D cracked edge, placed on the upper back.
Cracked clock face on upper back
Fine line geometric mandala tattoo with gear-like spirals and teal star accents on the back of a calf.
Mandala and gear calf tattoo
Large mixed-colour back tattoo on a woman with white-blonde hair, showing a sketched twisted tree, a compass rose, a Roman numeral clock with gears, and watercolour splashes across the upper back and
Watercolour tree, compass and clock on back
Black and grey realistic full arm sleeve showing a galleon under sail, churning waves and a shark, across the upper arm and forearm.
Galleon and shark full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm showing a pink hibiscus, a Roman numeral clock face with a gear, yellow plumeria and butterflies, in a realistic painted style.
Hibiscus and clock face on a shoulder
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve showing a pocket watch, a large realistic eye and clock numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch and eye forearm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals on a forearm, with the name Greyson on the dial and 2015 below.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Colourful neo-trad calf tattoo of a bee-eater bird with orange poppies, green seed pods and purple crystals, with a faint repeat of the design on the other leg.
Bird, poppies and crystals on a calf
Collage of four photos showing a colourful floral tattoo with black swirling linework and gear motifs across a shoulder and upper back.
Floral swirls and gears across a shoulder and back
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a small bird with clockwork gears in its body, surrounded by red poppies and green leaves.
Clockwork bird with red poppies on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly design with filigree swirls and gear details on its wings, with a key forming its body, shown without any skin or placement.
Ornate dragonfly and key design
Colour tattoo of a grey and blue octopus wrapped around a gold anchor decorated with gears, on the upper thigh.
Octopus and gear anchor on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with a clock face and floral detail on its head and wing.
Hummingbird with clock dial design