Chronometer escapement

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Swiss gold chronometer made for the Turkish market Circa 1850
Gold pocket chronometer by Auguste Courvoisier – An interesting, early, rare Swiss gold hunting cased pocket chronometer made for the Turkish market circa 1850. The watch is made of 18K gold and has an à-goutte engine turned hunting case with a relief band. Both sides of the case…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 3.250 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.150
Year sold
2022
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Swiss 18K gold chronometer with minute repeater Circa 1890
Gold pocket watch by Fritz Piguet & Bachmann – A very fine Geneva chronometer with minute repeater, made by Fritz Piguet & Bachmann Genève, L. Bachmann successeur in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1890. The open faced á goutte (waterdrop shape) case made of 18 Carat gold bears the hallmark…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 7.635
Year sold
2022
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Swiss pocket watch with original papers and original box Circa 1910
Very fine pocket watch with exceptional quality – A very fine pocket watch with exceptional quality, original papers and the original box, made by Patek, Philippe & Cie in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1910. The plain open faced case of this watch is made from 18 Carat rose gold…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.500
Price
€ 4.715
Year sold
2022
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Swiss gold chronometer with oval helical hairspring Circa 1860
Solid gold watch with very rare oval helical hairspring – A solid Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased pocket chronometer watch, circa 1860. Fine bar movement with chain and fusee, three screwed chatons, screwed compensation balance, chronometer escapement, very rare oval helical hairspring. The white enamel dial…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 9.000
Price
€ 6.850
Year sold
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Swiss gold hunter made for the South American market Circa 1875
Gold pivoted detent pocket chronometer – A rare Swiss 18K gold hunting cased pivoted detent pocket chronometer, circa 1875. With free-sprung spherical balance spring and special balance. Made for the South American market, accompanied by a fitted box. A heavy, solid engine-turned cover and case back with centre…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
€ 2.300
Year sold
2013 NY
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Swiss 18 Carat gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1910
Gold watch with half Chronometer – A very fine Swiss 18 Carat yellow gold half Chronometre keyless pocket watch, circa 1910. A polished, hinged back, cuvette and bezel, cuvette engraved: Half Chronometer. White enamel dial with printed Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds dial and…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 2.500
Price
-
Year sold
-
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English heavy pocket chronometer with repetition Circa 1810
Pocket watch with quarter hour repeater – An important, heavy pocket chronometer with repetition, made by James Bisset in London, England, circa 1810. The plain open faced case of this remarkable chronometer is made from 18 Carat gold, it is adorned with the case maker’s hallmark LC (believed…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
€ 7.635
Year sold
2022
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English important and rare pocket chronometer Circa 1818
Silver chronometer with Arnold’s right angle compensation – An important and extremely rare pocket chronometer with Arnold’s right angle compensation made by John R. Arnold in London, England, circa 1818. Encased in a typical plain silver open faced case, hinged on both sides, with London Hallmarks from 1818,…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 15.000
Price
€ 9.020
Year sold
2022
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Gold pocket chronometer with jumping centre seconds Circa 1790
Absolute rarity with jumping centre seconds and calendar – An absolute rarity this gold pocket chronometer with jumping centre seconds and calendar, probably made in Neuchatel, Switzerland, for the Chinese market Circa 1790. The watch’s 18 Carat rose gold case is open faced, plain, glazed and has a…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 15.000
Price
€ 6.355
Year sold
2022
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A very fine Danish pocket chronometer with enamel dial Circa 1839
Pocket chronometer with a golden cylindrical spiral – A very fine pocket chronometer, made by Jules Jürgensen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1838-1840. This chronometer boasts an 18 Carat gold, engine turned, chased, coin edge, open faced case. The well preserved white enamel dial exhibits an outer ring adorned…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 11.000
Price
€ 6.355
Year sold
2022
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Rare French 18 carat rose gold detent chronometer Circa 1881
Rose gold detent pocket chronometer – A very fine and rare French 18 carat rose gold pocket chronometer with a special winding disengagement feature, circa 1881. This timepiece was completed on 24 August 1881 and sold to Monsieur Pigache on 7 April 1885, for the sum of 1800…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 8.500 - 15.000
Price
€ 11.300
Year sold
2014
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Excellently preserved Swiss observation chronometer Circa 1940
Observation chronometer in wooden box – An excellently preserved almost new observation chronometer, made by Ulysse Nardin in Locle, Switzerland, for the English military, circa 1940. Encased in a steel plain open faced case, this Ulysse Nardin chronometer bears the serial number 604390, attesting to its authenticity and…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 3.000
Price
€ 1.900
Year sold
2022
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Swiss rifleman’s watch with 18 Carat gold open faced case Circa 1904
Chronometer watch for Federal Rifle Festival St. Gallen – A rifleman’s observatory chronometer watch number 26024, with gold case for the Federal Rifle Festival St. Gallen 1904, made by Charles Rosat in Locle, Switzerland, circa 1904. The watch features an open faced case made of 18 Carat gold…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 3.350
Year sold
2022
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Heavy gold Swiss pocket watch “Chromometre” Circa 1880
Pocket watch with chronometer escapement – A heavy 18 Carat cold full hunting cased “Chronometre” pocket watch with chronometer escapement, made by Paul Jeannot in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1880. The full hunting case is made of 18 Carat gold and is engine turned, both inside and out. The factory…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
€ 3.350
Year sold
2022
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Swiss 14 carat gold pocket watch with chronometer escapement Circa 1900
Very fine gold hunting cased “Chronomètre Genève” – A 14 carat gold Chronomètre pocket made in Switzerland, circa 1900. Crafted entirely in gold, all three covers of the plain full hunter cased watch radiate elegance and sophistication. The dust cover, in particular, bears the distinguished mark of “Chronomètre…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 1.900
Year sold
2022
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Exceptionally large and heavy Swiss rocker chronometer Circa 1910
14 Carat gold engine turned pocket watch – A 14 Carat gold engine turned pocket watch made in Switzerland, circa 1910. The watch’s full hunting case is made entirely of gold and its front and back covers are engine turned, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.400
Year sold
2022
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Swiss gold chronometer made for the Turkish market Circa 1850

Swiss 18K gold chronometer with minute repeater Circa 1890

Swiss pocket watch with original papers and original box Circa 1910

Swiss gold chronometer with oval helical hairspring Circa 1860

Swiss gold hunter made for the South American market Circa 1875

Swiss 18 Carat gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1910

English heavy pocket chronometer with repetition Circa 1810

English important and rare pocket chronometer Circa 1818

Gold pocket chronometer with jumping centre seconds Circa 1790

A very fine Danish pocket chronometer with enamel dial Circa 1839

Rare French 18 carat rose gold detent chronometer Circa 1881

Excellently preserved Swiss observation chronometer Circa 1940

Swiss rifleman’s watch with 18 Carat gold open faced case Circa 1904

Heavy gold Swiss pocket watch “Chromometre” Circa 1880

Swiss 14 carat gold pocket watch with chronometer escapement Circa 1900

Exceptionally large and heavy Swiss rocker chronometer Circa 1910

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