French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French gold, champlevé enamel hunting-cased lever Circa 1900
Gold and champlevé enamel keyless lever by LeCoultre & Cie – A fine French 18 carat gold and champlevé enamel hunting-cased keyless lever pendant watch, circa 1900. Nickeled matte gilt movement, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, gilt balance with blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Gold hinged cuvette. White…
Diameter
25 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 4.000
Year sold
2010 HK
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French silver and rose gold souscription cylinder watch Circa 1803
Silver and rose gold montre de souscription watch by Breguet – A very fine, rare and large French silver and 18 carat rose gold montre de souscription pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1803. Sold to Monsieur Valego, 11 Prairial, An 10 (June 1, 1803), for 600…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 18.750
Year sold
2010 HK
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French 18K gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1907
Gold keyless lever by B. Poitevin & V. LeJeune – A very fine French 18 carat gold open faced keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1907. Matte gilt movement, 15 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, straight-line moustache lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil,…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 2.250
Price
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Year sold
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Fine French 18K gold open faced lever chronometer Circa 1870
With fusee, unusual winding and hand-setting to improve precision – A very fine and rare French 18 carat gold lever chronometer pocket watch with fusee, unusual winding and hand-setting to improve precision, circa 1870. Special calibre, matte gilt movement, fuse and chain with Harrison’s maintaining power, counterpoised straight-line…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French gold, electrotype silver and niëllo cylinder watch Circa 1850
Gold cylinder with fob chain and South African Pond by Froment-Meurice – A very fine and extremely rare French yellow gold, electrotype silver and niëllo open faced keyless cylinder pocket watch with the original yellow gold and silver fob chain and gold South African Pond of 1894 made…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
€ 8.750
Year sold
2010 HK
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French rose gold hunting cased lever chronograph Circa 1890
Rose gold chronograph by A.H. Rodanet – A fine French 18-carat rose gold hunting cased chronograph keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1890. Rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Gold hinged cuvette. White enamel dial…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 3.250 - 5.500
Price
€ 2.500
Year sold
2010 HK
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French gold anti magnetic chronograph with register Circa 1911
Gold keyless lever chronograph by L. Leroy & Cie – A very fine, extremely rare and very early French 18 carat gold open faced anti magnetic chronograph keyless lever pocket watch with instantaneous 30-minute register, circa 1911. Frosted gilt movement, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.500
Price
€ 2.800
Year sold
2010 HK
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French 18K gold minute repeating lever chronograph Circa 1880
Gold open faced keyless pocket watch – A very fine and historically important French, 18K gold, minute repeating, a keyless pocket watch with chronograph and short gold mesh fob, circa 1880. Formerly the property of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), the founder of the Nobel Prizes. An engine turned back…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 66.900
Year sold
2006 GN
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French 18K yellow gold keyless lever dress watch Circa 1922
Gold open faced lever with centre seconds – A very fine and rare French, 18K yellow gold keyless dress watch with centre seconds, circa 1922. A polished case, coin-edge band and bow. Matte silver dial, painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Movement by…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 8.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French gold quarter repeating lady’s pocket watch Circa 1830
Gold open faced pocket watch – A French very fine 18 carat gold quarter repeating cylinder lady’s pocket watch, circa 1830. Gold case, lavishly florally engraved case back, slide to band the for repetition, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, keywind. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals…
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
€ 2.600
Year sold
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French decorative gold verge watch with chatelaine Circa 1775
Gold, enamel, diamond and pearl-set verge watch with chatelaine – A very fine and rare French 18K gold, enamel, diamond and pearl-set Renaissance revival pocket watch with a matching chatelaine including a key and seal, circa 1775. The chatelaine and decoration date from circa 1860. The case back…
Diameter
40 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 33.150
Year sold
2006 HK
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Fine French gold and enamel repeater à toc verge Circa 1780
Gold and enamel open faced quarter repeater by Chatenay – A very fine French 18 carat gold Louis XV gold/enamel verge watch with multi-coloured case decoration, enamel scene and quarter repeating à toc, by Chatenay a Versaille, around 1780. Gilt full plate movement, round pillars, fusee and chain,…
Diameter
40 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 5.500
Price
€ 4.200
Year sold
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French silver and leather alarm verge pocket watch Circa 1690
Silver open faced pocket alarm watch – A French silver verge pocket watch with alarm, outer covered with leather, signed by Louis Bouffé a Saumur, circa 1690. Full plate fire gilt movement, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance spring watch, beautiful pierced engraved balance cock. The leather outer case…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.500
Price
€ 10.600
Year sold
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French 20 carat gold repeating cylinder watch Circa 1770
Gold repeating cylinder watch – A fine French high-quality Louis XV 20 carat red gold pocket watch with repeater a toc former aristocratic property, circa 1770. Frosted gilt full plate movement, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, formerly verge escapement, later converted to cylinder escapement, three armed gilt balance,…
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 3.250 - 5.500
Price
€ 4.750
Year sold
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French gold verge with 24-hour dial and repetition Circa 1810
Very rare gold verge with calendar, 24-hour dial, trip repetition and self strike – A large gold French verge watch of the greatest rarity, 24-hour dial, full calendar, trip repeater and self strike, around 1810. Full plate gilt movement. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 8.500 - 17.500
Price
€ 14.250
Year sold
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French gold, bloodstone watch with chatelaine Circa 1860
Gold cylinder watch with chatelaine – A very fine and rare French, 18K gold and bloodstone jasper lady’s pendant watch, circa 1860. Bloodstone and 18K gold suite jasper chatelaine and the original morocco fitted case, the watch, chatelaine and case with a Viscountess’s coronet. A polished bezel, coin-edge…
Diameter
28 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 11.000
Price
€ 6.400
Year sold
2006 HK
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French gold, champlevé enamel hunting-cased lever Circa 1900

French silver and rose gold souscription cylinder watch Circa 1803

French 18K gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1907

Fine French 18K gold open faced lever chronometer Circa 1870

French gold, electrotype silver and niëllo cylinder watch Circa 1850

French rose gold hunting cased lever chronograph Circa 1890

French gold anti magnetic chronograph with register Circa 1911

French 18K gold minute repeating lever chronograph Circa 1880

French 18K yellow gold keyless lever dress watch Circa 1922

French gold quarter repeating lady’s pocket watch Circa 1830

French decorative gold verge watch with chatelaine Circa 1775

Fine French gold and enamel repeater à toc verge Circa 1780

French silver and leather alarm verge pocket watch Circa 1690

French 20 carat gold repeating cylinder watch Circa 1770

French gold verge with 24-hour dial and repetition Circa 1810

French gold, bloodstone watch with chatelaine Circa 1860

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