Clockwork in Golarion

[GeoffA]

This may be a more general setting question, but it pertains to a PFS character that I am considering. What is the state of clockwork technology in Golarion?

I know that there are various clockwork beasties scattered across several of the monster books, and even a clockwork type to cover their common characteristics. Is there more mundane clockwork stuff, or is it so rare and expensive that it only gets used for fantastical creatures and servants? For example, do pocket watches exist? Do grandfather clocks exist?

Basically if I gave a character craft (clockwork) is he necessarily a construct repairman or could he be a watchmaker? I’m thinking it’s a good story for a character who is also a skillled loci picker and device disabler but doesn’t rely on thievery to make a living.

Would craft (mechanical) be a better fit? Would that cover actually making locks? It’s probably not going to affect play all that much, but it’s more a question of what does this guy do in between Pathfinder missions.

[RealAlchemy]

A quick search shows water clock from CRB, pocket watch in Adventurer's Armory and traveler's pocket watch in People of the Stars. While I did not doublecheck additional resources as I'm about to go somewhere, Archives of Nethys has all three marked as PFS legal.

[Baku Shadescar]

My Time Patron Witch had max ranks in Craft (clockwork), and the skill was written into two scenarios he played.

A mithral pocketwatch is just 2pp ^_^

[John Compton]

Be sure to check out the Clockwork Cathedral in Absalom. Clockwork is out there but isn’t ubiquitous. There are several hubs of research and development. Also check out Jistka, whose artificers were great with golems but also developed extraordinary clockwork devices.

[Denbora Azzar]

Take a look at Denbora’s character page.

I’m a cleric with Craft: Clockwork that has a clockwork spy. There are a few items in the old skool seeker of secrets book that at last check were legal for play.

[GeoffA]

Thank you for your helpful answers. You've helped me get a clearer picture of where I’m going with this character. I realized that I had a ratfolk boon, which I wanted to try to use before it gets rendered obsolete by PF2. Being a clockwork tinkerer is an excellent social guise for a sneaky ratfolk vigilante.

[Nomadical]

I recently played a PBP game with this other player's character at my table: Chou Wei, ratfolk tinkerer

She uses the Scavenger Investigator archetype. Seems to be exactly what you're looking for (except for the vigilante part, but could multiclass.)

[Leg o' Lamb]

There is also the tinkerer alchemist archetype. You get a clockwork familiar at first level.

Reminds me I need to make one....