16th Century

1016 Antique pocket watches from the period 1500 to 1600

German pre hairspring hour striking clock watch Circa 1600
Gilt metal two train stackfreed pre hairspring hour striking clockwatch – A rare and large German gilt metal two train stackfreed pre hairspring hour striking clockwatch, circa 1600. Gilt finished two train movement, verge escapement with foliot and hog’s bristle, C-shaped stackfreed, striking on one…
Diameter
75 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 20.000
Price
€ 13.200
Year sold
2015 GN
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German gilt stackfreed pre balance spring verge Circa 1580
Fine gilt bronze striking clock watch – A fine and rare German gilt bronze stackfreed pre balance spring striking clock watch, circa 1580. Full plate iron movement, verge escapement with foliot and hog’s bristle, C shaped stackfreed, striking on one hammer onto a bell. Gilt metal…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 22.500
Price
€ 13.900
Year sold
2018 NY
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German one handed Renaissance drum clock watch Circa 1550
Brass drum shaped watch, probably from South Germany – An extremely rare, important, museum like German one handed Renaissance drum shaped watch, circa 1550. One of the smallest known clocks in the world and one of the earliest wearable clocks. Very few of these early portable clocks have…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 40.000 - 75.000
Price
€ 45.000
Year sold
2013
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German pomander form Renaissance pendant watch Circa 1600
Hunting cased pendant watch by Andreas Stahel (Stahl, Stachel) – A fine German Renaissance pendant watch, circa 1600. Movement with stackfreed in a later custom-made spherical case in the manner of a pomander. Brass firegilt case with engraved strapwork decor, hinged lid with pierced decoration and bell.
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 12.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 11.900
Year sold
2012
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German octagonal, Renaissance watch with hour strike Circa 1590
Single-handed pre-balance spring pendant watch – A German octagonal, single-handed pre-balance spring Renaissance pendant watch with hour strike, circa 1590. Brass case, fire gilt, the centre of the back cover pierced and florally decorated, bevelled and partially pierced side walls, rear bell. Brass dial, fire gilt, glazed,…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 35.000
Price
€ 20.000
Year sold
2012
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Probably French Renaissance crucifix form watch Circa 1600
Open faced form pendant watch – A rare pre-balance spring Renaissance crucifix pendant watch, probably from France, circa 1600. Brass fire gilt case. Dial is an applied brass disc with radial Roman numerals, the centre with an engraved riverscape and a townscape in the background and iron…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 18.000
Price
-
Year sold
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German Renaissance watch with hour self strike Circa 1560
Clockwatch with hour self strike and stackfreed – An important, rare and large Renaissance verge clockwatch with hour self strike and stackfreed, circa 1560. Firegilt and silver case, back side lavishly florally pierced, the edges engraved with geometrical pattern, silver case band with pierced and engraved geometrical…
Diameter
63 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 55.000
Price
€ 50.000
Year sold
2015
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German Renaissance pendant watch with sundial Circa 1580
Metal verge pendant watch – A rare German Renaissance pendant watch with an additional sundial, circa 1580. Early movement with verge escapement and stack freed, the main plate is monogrammed I.V.K. for Jacob van Kress in Augsburg, on the opposite side a sundial with silver chapter ring. Silver…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 30.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French octagonal pre haispring verge neck watch Circa 1580
Single handed neck watch in rock crystal case – A single handed, octagonal pre haispring miniature verge neck watch in a rock crystal case, circa 1580. Brass case, firegilt, facetted rock crystal cover, middle part and back lid, engraved frame, five piece lateral hinge. Firegilt, elaborately engraved,…
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 35.000
Price
€ 18.750
Year sold
2015
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Probably Dutch oval single handed pendant watch Circa 1600
Fire gilded brass and silver pendant watch – A probably Dutch fire gilded brass and silver oval single-handed pendant watch, circa 1600. Fire gilt oval full plate movement, engraved decoration, baluster movement pillars, gut/fusee, verge escapement, ratchet wheel set up with blued steel spring, two armed iron balance…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 14.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 16.250
Year sold
2015
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Early German museum quality Renaissance watch Circa 1560
Renaissance pendant verge watch – Watch with a cast, gilded brass case, depicting St. George and the Dragon, inscribed ‘Fur Gruber’, maker’s mark HVG for Hans Grüber, Germany Nuremberg, circa 1560. An important of museum quality Renaissance pendant pre balance watch, pierced and chased gilt/brass case with…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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English gilt brass hour striking verge pocket watch Circa 1600
Gilt brass verge pocket watch – English gilt brass self strike pocket watch with lunar time and date, pierced and engraved with silver movement signed by T. Chamberlin, England, London, circa 1600-1610. Clock watch of cast and pierced gilt brass with a silver dial, engraved with ‘The Sacrifice…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 60.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French fragment of a Renaissance pendant watch Circa 1590
Gilt bronze open faced oval pendant watch – A French fragment of a Renaissance pendant watch, circa 1590. The movement dates back to the early Renaissance; its cartouche-shaped form matches the shape of the case. The case is all-over engraved with flowers, tendrils and geometric pattern, with an…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 6.650
Year sold
2019
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Extremely early German gold, enamel and rock crystal verge Circa 1560
Gold, enamel and rock crystal oval watch probably from Nuremberg – An important and extremely early German oval gold, enamel and rock crystal verge pocket watch, circa 1560. The oval case is framed in high-carat gold, decorated with a rope twist pattern in black, white and green…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 100.000 - 200.000
Price
-
Year sold
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German fire gilt brass Renaissance case with dial Circa 1600
Fire gilded brass clock watch case from Southern Germany – A magnificent German lavishly decorated fire gilded brass drum shaped Renaissance clock watch case with dial, circa 1600. The case is pierced and engraved, a frame of intricate open work hunting scenes surrounds the figure of a…
Diameter
70 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 4.250
Year sold
2019
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German Renaissance pendant watch with alarm Circa 1580
Fire-gilt, brass and silver striking verge watch with alarm – Important, large German fire-gilt, brass and silver striking Renaissance pendant watch with alarm, ‘Nürnberger Ei’, circa 1580. Bell, verge movement, foliot, hour self striking mechanism and alarm. Dial with silver numerals and dots for night reading, alarm disc,…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 50.000
Price
€ 21.700
Year sold
2019
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German pre hairspring hour striking clock watch Circa 1600

German gilt stackfreed pre balance spring verge Circa 1580

German one handed Renaissance drum clock watch Circa 1550

German pomander form Renaissance pendant watch Circa 1600

German octagonal, Renaissance watch with hour strike Circa 1590

Probably French Renaissance crucifix form watch Circa 1600

German Renaissance watch with hour self strike Circa 1560

German Renaissance pendant watch with sundial Circa 1580

French octagonal pre haispring verge neck watch Circa 1580

Probably Dutch oval single handed pendant watch Circa 1600

Early German museum quality Renaissance watch Circa 1560

English gilt brass hour striking verge pocket watch Circa 1600

French fragment of a Renaissance pendant watch Circa 1590

Extremely early German gold, enamel and rock crystal verge Circa 1560

German fire gilt brass Renaissance case with dial Circa 1600

German Renaissance pendant watch with alarm Circa 1580

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