Where steampunk fashion really varies from the Victorian style is in the accessories. Steampunk jewelry is themed around gears. A lot of the jewelry shows the inner workings of whatever the design is as if it was a clock with gears. In fact their pocket watches often show such things.
Like the idea of having to go back to steam powered everything, the jewelry of steampunk reflects the look of the gears involved in running said steam powered technology.
Some of the jewelry still resembles Victorian jewelry in the use of pendants. Like the Victorian times, steampunk jewelry can include large pendants on chains; the difference is all in the style. While the Victorian jewelry is more ornate and may feature a large stone, the steampunk style adds an edgier look to it to give the pendant a new feel. Big rings with stones in the middle become coil-looking bands holding a stone.
Some of the jewelry still resembles Victorian jewelry in the use of pendants. Like the Victorian times, steampunk jewelry can include large pendants on chains; the difference is all in the style. While the Victorian jewelry is more ornate and may feature a large stone, the steampunk style adds an edgier look to it to give the pendant a new feel. Big rings with stones in the middle become coil-looking bands holding a stone.
While the Victorian influence is there, the steampunk genre has taken it and made it into its own form of jewelry. Creating the steampunk look from the the classic look it had before means adding edge to class.