Gear tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a twin-lens reflex camera with surrounding gears and small cameras, on an upper arm.
Twin-lens reflex camera on the upper arm
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with roman numerals on an upper arm, with a partial rose tattoo above it.
Pocket watch with roman numerals on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a cracked face revealing gears, on the inner upper arm.
Cracked pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on an upper arm.
Pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a cello scroll with gears, a harmonica, and sheet music with a red ink splash.
Cello scroll and sheet music sleeve
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the upper arm, with a cracked glass effect.
Pocket watch on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, with a filigree heart locket on a chain, across the upper arm.
Pocket watch with filigree locket on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pirate skull in a tricorn hat with a smaller grimacing face and pistols, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Pirate skull and pistols on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a cassette tape, white blossoms and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Pocket watch, cassette and blossoms on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of gears, a pocket watch and mechanical parts covering an upper arm.
Mechanical gears and clockwork on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of clock gears and Roman numerals covering an upper arm.
Clockwork gears and Roman numerals on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch, a shaded rose and gears across the upper arm, shown in two side by side photos.
Clock, rose and gears on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a spark plug, piston and engine parts with molecule diagrams and lightning, across an upper arm, shoulder and chest.
Spark plug and piston engine tattoo on shoulder and chest
Colour realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a glowing keyhole opening onto a spiral galaxy, with comets, floating rocks and gears.
Keyhole galaxy sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the upper arm, with lettering tattooed above it.
Realistic pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull merged with a pocket watch with Roman numerals and gears, on the upper arm.
Skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Three views of a black and grey Egyptian themed full arm sleeve in realistic shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a pharaoh figure, hieroglyphs and a winged figure.
Egyptian themed full sleeve in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a shaded skull with a gear over one eye, two crows and red lilies on an upper arm, set against red and black ink splashes.
Skull, crows and lilies on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals, held by a hand, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch held in a hand, realism
Black and grey biomechanical full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing metal plates, gears, chains and a shield emblem, shown in three photographs.
Biomechanical full sleeve with gears and chains
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch cracked open to reveal gears and hands, with Roman numerals, sitting on the upper arm.
Broken pocket watch with gears on an arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch held in a hand, with Roman numerals and visible gears, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch held in a hand
Realistic biomechanical tattoo sleeve in grey and red covering an arm, shoulder and part of the chest, with a mechanical dial on the shoulder.
Biomechanical sleeve with red wires on arm and chest
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
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 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 realistic tattoo of a raven with mechanical plating and gears on the upper arm.
Mechanical raven on upper arm
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
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
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
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 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
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 and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears, on the upper arm.
Realistic pocket watch on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with visible gears, fading into smoky shading on the upper arm.
Clock face with gears and smoke on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with exposed gears on the upper arm.
Cracked pocket watch and gears on upper arm
Realism black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on an upper arm, with a faint rose behind it.
Pocket watch with exposed gears
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in top hat on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and three shaded roses with dewdrops, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Collage of three tattoos: a shaded clock face with gears on a shoulder, an outlined key with colour splashes on the ribs, and a compass with a feather on the upper arm.
Clock, key and compass tattoos in mixed styles
Blackwork and dotwork geometric full sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with diamond lattice and cog motifs on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a chess piece with chains, tentacle-like linework and mechanical gears.
Chess piece and chains on upper arm