French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French 18K gold minute repeating keyless lever watch Circa 1885
Gold precision watch with open face – A very fine and large French/Swiss 18 carat rose gold minute repeating precision watch made by chronometer maker A.H. Rodanet in Paris, circa 1885. The polished plain case with a numbered cuvette, signed A.H. Rodanet Constructeur de Chronomètres 36. Rue Vivienne…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 8.000
Price
€ 5.550
Year sold
2021
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French gold skeletonized open faced pocket watch Circa 1815
Gold skeletonized quarter repeater – An extraordinary and heavy French 18 carat red gold open faced quarter repeating skeletonized verge pocket watch with a striking mechanism, circa 1810-1820. Polished case with an edged middle part and French gold hallmarks. A white enamel chapter ring on the front…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
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Year sold
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French gold, enamel and paste-set pocket watch Circa 1780
Gold open faced verge lady’s watch – A fine French, 18K gold, enamel and rose-cut paste-set pocket watch, circa 1780. The back is decorated with a translucent green guilloche enamel annular panel, foliate gold and enamel border set with rose-cut paste in silver mounts, paste-set bezel. White enamel…
Diameter
38 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
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Year sold
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French gilt-metal, enamel and paste-set pocket watch Circa 1785
Gilt metal verge with outer protective case – A fine French large gilt metal, enamel and paste-set open faced verge pocket watch with outer protective case, circa 1785. A Louis XVI case by Leton, both bezels red enamelled, the front bezel set with stones, the back with a…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
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Year sold
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Important early French enamel oignon watch Circa 1688-1695
Completely enamelled verge oignon watch by François Bourdain – An important, very early and unusually large French enamel single handed oignon watch, circa 1688-1695. Very early verge movement, Egyptian pillars, early central winding, a verge bridge with bird scenes. Dial with white cartouche and blue Roman hours, central…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 12.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 13.000
Year sold
2020
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French two coloured gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1780
Gold and enamel open faced verge by Jean Daniel Bahn – An Alsatian elegant à deux couleurs gold enamel verge pocket watch, circa 1780. The case is 18 carat gold with polychrome enamelled back side, an oval cartouche with the depiction of a young lady and a little…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 7.500
Price
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Year sold
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French gold and enamel repeating verge watch Circa 1777
Gold chatelaine watch by Vauchez – An extremely fine French open faced quarter repeating verge pocket watch, circa 1767-1786. Verge movement, repeating the hours and quarter hours à toc. White enamel dial (flat flaked off at the winding opening) with radial Roman hours, outer minute divisions, Arabic five…
Diameter
35 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
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Year sold
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Swiss/French 18K rose gold quarter repeating lever Circa 1896
Rose gold repeating full hunter by Haas Neveux & Co – A very rare and very fine Swiss/French 18-carat rose gold hunting-cased quarter repeating lever pocket watch, circa 1896. Very fine Geneva precision lever movement, double punched with Geneva Seal, wolf’s toothing, fine adjusting device, repeating the…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
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Year sold
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French 18K gold minute repeating lever watch Circa 1913
Gold open faced precision watch by B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune – A high-quality French 18 carat gold open faced minute repeating lever pocket watch, circa 1913. Precision lever movement, repeating the minutes, wolf’s toothing. Cuvette inscribed Mons B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune 14 Mai 1903 14 Avril…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 8.000
Price
€ 4.600
Year sold
2020
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French heavy self-strike and repeating pocket watch Circa 1833
Exceptionally heavy watch with open face – A French, exceptionally heavy, open faced pocket watch with self-strike and repeater, circa 1833. Polished 18K gold case with gold hallmarks from 1833. Enamel dial signed Breguet a Paris, with Breguet-style radial hours, outer minutes track, and blued Breguet hands.
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 8.000
Price
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Year sold
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French four-coloured gold repeating pocket watch Circa 1770
Gold miniature pocket watch by Fol – A French, very fine and rare, Louis XV miniature verge watch à quatre couleurs with real diamonds and repeater, circa 1770. Louis XV shape, exceptionally high quality, 18K gold case, the back shows a flower basket, worked in four different colours,…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 5.500
Price
€ 2.950
Year sold
2021
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French gold verge watch with hidden erotic scene Circa 1780
Gold open faced erotic verge watch – A rare and exceptionally early French 18K gold open faced verge pocket watch with a hidden erotic scene, circa 1780. Gilded spindle movement, verge escapement. The case back with an oval medallion depicting the polychrome enamel portrait of a lady,…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.450
Year sold
2021
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French gold decorated pocket watch with enamel painting Circa 1790
Gold and enamel cylinder watch by Gregson – An extraordinary French 18-carat gold and enamel open faced cylinder pocket watch, circa 1790. Early French cylinder movement. Floral engraved case, the back with an oval medallion depicting the polychrome enamel portrait of a lady, applied silver stone set…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.500
Price
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Year sold
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French 18K gold tonneau shaped Art Deco dress watch Circa 1925
Gold and enamel keyless lever watch – A fine French 18 carat gold and enamel open faced tonneau shaped keyless lever Art Deco pocket watch, circa 1925-1930. Gilt Chronomètre Alti movement, 15 jewels, a straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance and Breguet balance spring. A solid…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
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Year sold
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French gold repeater made for the Turkish market Circa 1830
Gold minute repeating lever by Breguet – A very fine French, early minute repeating, 18 Carat gold, a keyless pocket watch made for the Turkish market, circa 1830. A polished case, the bezel with engine turned decoration, polished band and the back cover engraved in a sun ray…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 12.500
Price
€ 11.250
Year sold
2011 HK
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French rose gold, enamel and diamond-set verge Circa 1770
Rose gold verge with chatelaine by Dutertre – A very fine French 18 carat rose gold, enamel and diamond-set open faced verge pocket watch with corresponding chatelaine, circa 1770. Verge movement. White enamel dial with Arabic hours and outer minute divisions, rose gold hands. Case engraved, the back with…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
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Year sold
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French 18K gold minute repeating keyless lever watch Circa 1885

French gold skeletonized open faced pocket watch Circa 1815

French gold, enamel and paste-set pocket watch Circa 1780

French gilt-metal, enamel and paste-set pocket watch Circa 1785

Important early French enamel oignon watch Circa 1688-1695

French two coloured gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1780

French gold and enamel repeating verge watch Circa 1777

Swiss/French 18K rose gold quarter repeating lever Circa 1896

French 18K gold minute repeating lever watch Circa 1913

French heavy self-strike and repeating pocket watch Circa 1833

French four-coloured gold repeating pocket watch Circa 1770

French gold verge watch with hidden erotic scene Circa 1780

French gold decorated pocket watch with enamel painting Circa 1790

French 18K gold tonneau shaped Art Deco dress watch Circa 1925

French gold repeater made for the Turkish market Circa 1830

French rose gold, enamel and diamond-set verge Circa 1770

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