Gear tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Flash design of a blue police box surrounded by black and white cogs and two circular emblems, one with an ornate spiral knot and one with concentric rings.
Blue police box with cogs and circular emblems
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large eye, Roman numerals and pocket watch mechanism on a forearm.
Realistic eye and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an antique sundial and Roman numeral clock face wrapping around a forearm.
Realistic sundial and clock face on a forearm
Traditional-style flash drawing of a dagger with a chain link hilt, wrapped in banners reading BLOOD, SWEAT and GEARS, with a gear at the tip and a CYCLOLOGY banner below.
Dagger wrapped in ribbons with gears and chain
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 and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the forearm.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, birds and a rose on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, gears and smoke with a banner reading Tempus Vincit Omnia, on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with a clock face on the upper chest and shoulder, with a small bird on the opposite shoulder.
Raven and clock across chest and shoulder
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
Realistic colour tattoo across a woman's upper back showing an anatomical heart with a pocket watch, butterfly wings and pink roses.
Anatomical heart, pocket watch and roses on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mechanical walking castle with domed turrets, gears and stilt-like legs, shown on a calf beside its printed reference drawing.
Mechanical walking castle on a calf
Pencil drawing of a melting pocket watch with Roman numerals, cogs and bird shapes trailing down, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Melting pocket watch with gears
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with gears and numerals on the skin of an arm, with a partly visible rose at the right edge.
Cracked pocket watch with gears
Realistic colour tattoo of an open pocket watch showing its brass movement and Roman numerals, on the inner forearm.
Realistic pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on the forearm, with swirling shading beside the flower.
Rose and pocket watch on an arm
Realistic black and grey biomechanical tattoo of gears and metal machinery through torn red skin on a calf, shown from three angles.
Biomechanical gears on a calf
Biomechanical tattoo of gears, cogs and machinery on a forearm, shaded in grey with red and green accents.
Biomechanical gears sleeve on a forearm
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 dotwork drawing of a symmetrical owl with an eye on its brow, an hourglass across its chest and clockwork gears at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Owl with hourglass and clockwork gears
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of a torso, showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals in front of a skull, with roses, a monarch butterfly, gears and scrollwork.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with cogs and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Full-colour realism tattoo across a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and translucent blue insect wings.
Roses, heart and pocket watch across a back
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 line drawing of a feather, pocket watch, key, chain, gears and fountain pen, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Feather, pocket watch and gears design
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
Black and grey realism tattoo on the side ribs showing skin peeled back to reveal metal gears, pipes and bone-like forms.
Torn skin revealing mechanical ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals and interlocking gears on a forearm, shown from four angles.
Clockwork gears and clock face on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of mechanical plates, gears and a dark rounded component on the forearm.
Black and grey mechanical forearm piece
Pencil drawing of a vertical clockwork design with two clock faces, meshing gears and ornate filigree scrollwork, shown in black and grey.
Clockwork design with gears and pocket watches
Black line drawing of a steampunk-style key entwined with cogs, swirling scrollwork, leaves and roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Steampunk key with gears and roses
Black and grey tattoo of a mechanical owl with clockwork gears and a top hat, perched on a branch, with stippled dotwork shading on the skin.
Mechanical steampunk owl on a branch
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 realistic tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and fine mechanical detail, shown on an arm.
Realistic pocket watch with Roman numerals
Blackwork and colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS surrounded by black cogs and circular Time Lord symbols on the forearm.
Blue TARDIS with black gears on a forearm
Red, orange and black tattoo of a man's face with a cassette tape reel and gears on the forearm, in a loose painterly style with halftone dots.
Portrait with cassette and gears on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with cogs and Roman numerals on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a crescent moon decorated with gears, rivets and filigree scrollwork, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Mechanical crescent moon design
Black and grey pen drawing of a mechanical tattoo design with a triangle inside a ring, surrounded by gears and machine parts, shown as a vertical flash design.
Mechanical triangle in circle design
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
Pencil drawing of a steampunk sleeve design with a pocket watch, gears, pipes and roses in black and grey linework.
Steampunk clockwork sleeve design with roses
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an open pocket watch with visible gears and Roman numerals, surrounded by acanthus-style scrolls and a beaded chain, shown in black and grey.
Pocket watch with scrollwork and bead chain
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, cracked pocket watches with Roman numerals and gears, covering the forearm.
Realistic eye and cracked clock sleeve on a forearm