Nautical jewelry and boating jewelry is popular among boat captains, fishermen, sailors, and maritime enthusiasts in general. Most nautical jewelry takes the form of lapel pins, cufflinks, and tie tacs for men and brooches, pendants, and earrings for women.

The most popular nautical jewelry feature sailboats, trophy fish, anchors, mermaids, captain's wheels, and lighthouses.

Other nautical jewelry that is popular include lighthouses, dolphins, lobsters, crabs, starfish and other sealife motifs.

Many times nautical jewelry may be seen at boat racing events & boat shows, fishing tournaments, yacht clubs, sailboat events, and other maritime events.

Nautical jewelry often features diamonds or colored gemstones set as accents in a gold or silver jewelry mount.