French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French 18K gold double cased watch with calendar Circa 1832
Gold lever pocket watch – A very fine and very rare 18 Carat gold French, very small and very slim montre simple, double cased, fermée type, a pocket watch with calendar, built on the principles of the garde-temps, circa 1832. Earl’s Coronet and Duke’s Coronet, Le Comte de…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 55.000
Price
€ 52.050
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gold quarter repeater with jumping hours Circa 1829
Gold cylinder pocket watch – An extremely fine and rare French, 18K gold watch with jump hours, quarter repeating and ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1829. A Monsieur Robert Knight by Breguet, Horloger de la Marine Royale, sold to Robert Knight, August 29, 1829, for 2,400 francs. Forme quatre…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 32.500 - 60.000
Price
€ 44.600
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gold platinium open faced pocket watch Circa 1821
Gold cylinder pocket watch – A very fine and extremely rare French, platinum and yellow gold pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1821. A Madame la Comtesse de Laval, Breguet sold to the Comtesse de Laval on July 17, 1821, for 1,180 francs. A polished, coin edge…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
€ 52.050
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gold open faced cylinder pocket watch Circa 1826
Gold single-handed pocket watch – A fine, small French 18K gold pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1826. A Monsieur Regnault by Breguet, sold to Monsieur Regnault on September 22, 1826, for 1,080 francs. A forme collier by Joly (master mark), engine-turned with polished bezel and border.
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 20.800
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gold single handed open faced watch Circa 1801
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and rare, 18K gold French, montre de souscription pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1801. An engine-turned, polished bezel and border, engine-turned band. Empire by Joly. White enamel dial, with Breguet numerals and outer five-minute track, secret…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 35.000
Price
€ 22.300
Year sold
2006 GN
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French miniature repeating pendant watch Circa 1898
Important lady’s repeating pendant watch by Le Roy – A French important lady’s miniature minute repeating pendant watch – with original leather box, circa 1898. 18 Carat rose gold, engine-turned case, Gloria ray case decoration, with cartouche and enamelled monogram CB, reeded slide for repeating mechanism and…
Diameter
28 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
€ 31.000
Year sold
2015
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French watch of the watchmaker school Besançon Circa 1915
Silver open faced graduate’s pocket watch – A French graduate’s piece, in a silver case, of the watchmaking school Besançon, circa 1915. The case is silver and polished. The signed dial is enamel with radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, and blued spade hands. And it has a…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 2.500
Price
-
Year sold
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French 18K rose gold repeating lever chronograph Circa 1890
Rose gold open faced minute repeating chronograph with register – A very fine French 18 carat rose gold open faced minute repeating chronograph keyless lever pocket watch with register, circa 1890. Frosted gilt movement, 29 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French gold single handed with chain and key Circa 1824
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and extremely rare, small and thin 18k gold French pocket watch, circa 1824. Montre simple médaillon, constructed on the principles of the montre de souscription, with front and rear central winding, ruby cylinder escapement and single hand, with…
Diameter
38 mm
Estimate
€ 70.000 - 120.000
Price
-
Year sold
2006 GN
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Rare French gold and silver à tact pocket watch Circa 1806
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and extremely rare French, large, silver and gold Souscription à tact pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1806. A silver, engine-turned Empire, gold bezels, pendant and à tact hand, an engine-turned band with gold touch pieces, the…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 65.000
Price
€ 63.200
Year sold
2006 GN
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French ultra-thin platinum hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1920
Exquisite platinum watch by Cartier – An exquisite, ultra-thin French hunting cased pocket watch with original box, circa 1920. Platinum polished case with engraved monogram KBL. Signed silvered dial with radial Roman hours and blued Breguet hands. Bridge movement, signed European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. Swiss…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 18.000
Price
€ 12.400
Year sold
2015
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French 18k gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1822
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and rare, 18k gold French, large dumb quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1822. Monsieur Gozzel Breguet sold to Mr Gozzel on May 22, 1822, for 900 francs. A polished bezel, engine-turned band, engine-turned back with polished border. Hinged…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 55.000
Price
-
Year sold
2006 GN
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French 18k gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1814
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and rare, 18K gold French pocket watch with quarter repeating, circa 1814. Accompanied by Breguet certificate, box and key. Breguet sold to The Prince Frederic-Guillaume-Louis de Prusse, second son of the King, on May 3, 1814, for 1,248…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 40.000 - 75.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French 20K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1809
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and rare, 20K gold French quarter repeating à toc pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1809. Sold to Monsieur Hemoc for Monsieur de Bourienne on November 15, 1809, for 2,000 francs. An engine-turned with polished bezel and…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 23.800
Year sold
2006 GN
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French 20K gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1804
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and rare French, 20K gold quarter repeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1804. A Monsieur Chaudoir, Breguet, sold to Monsieur Chaudoir on 6 Februari, An 12 (November 27, 1804), for 1,240 francs. An engine turned and…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 26.000
Year sold
2006 GN
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Highly important French gold chronometer watch Circa 1805
Gold detent chronometer watch – An extremely fine French, highly important and early, 18K gold montre garde-temps pocket chronometer watch, circa 1805. An Arnold-type detent chronometer escapement and power reserve indication. Probably the earliest of Breguet’s watches to be fitted with a detent chronometer escapement. Monsieur de St.
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 150.000 - 300.000
Price
€ 266.750
Year sold
2006 GN
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French 18K gold double cased watch with calendar Circa 1832

French gold quarter repeater with jumping hours Circa 1829

French gold platinium open faced pocket watch Circa 1821

French gold open faced cylinder pocket watch Circa 1826

French gold single handed open faced watch Circa 1801

French miniature repeating pendant watch Circa 1898

French watch of the watchmaker school Besançon Circa 1915

French 18K rose gold repeating lever chronograph Circa 1890

French gold single handed with chain and key Circa 1824

Rare French gold and silver à tact pocket watch Circa 1806

French ultra-thin platinum hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1920

French 18k gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1822

French 18k gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1814

French 20K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1809

French 20K gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1804

Highly important French gold chronometer watch Circa 1805

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