Gear tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash design of interlocking clockwork gears, roses and vines arranged across a corner, with no body placement shown.
Clockwork gears and roses corner design
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 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
Realistic pocket watch with gold hands, Roman numerals and exposed movement, flanked by poppies, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and poppies on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a steampunk style compass with a flower centre, gear details, feathers and beaded chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass and dreamcatcher design in pencil
Sepia pencil drawing of a woman's profile framed by two roses, petals and clockwork gears, shown as a tattoo design.
Profile portrait with roses and clockwork
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate pocket watch with visible gears, a rose and leaves, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
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 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
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
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 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
Pencil drawing of an open pocket watch with roman numerals, surrounded by lilies, leaves, a chain and scattered dots, shown as a black and grey realism tattoo design with no body placement.
Pocket watch and flowers design
Realistic pocket watch with a chain and a poppy flower on a forearm, shaded in black and grey with small gold accents.
Realistic pocket watch and poppy on 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 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
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 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 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