French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French 18k gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1805
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and rare French, 18K gold pocket watch with quarter repeating à toc and ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1805. Accompanied by an original fitted box. An engine-turned and polished reeded band. Gilt-brass cuvette, Empire Amy Gros (master mark). White…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 26.000
Year sold
2006 GN
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French platinum split-seconds lever chronograph Circa 1922
Platinum dress watch with chronograph and register by Cartier – A very fine and extremely rare French platinum open faced split-seconds chronograph lever dress watch with progressive 30-minute register, one of only two known examples of this model in platinum, circa 1922. Frosted gilt movement, 23 jewels, straight-line…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 39.600
Year sold
2009 GN
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French 18 Carat gold and enamel dress watch with chain Circa 1915
Gold and enamel open faced keyless lever by Cartier – A very fine, elegant and very thin French 18 Carat gold and enamel open faced keyless lever dress watch with a fine 18 Carat gold and enamel long chain, circa 1915. Rhodium plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 18…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
€ 2.750
Year sold
2009 GN
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Elegant French gold and enamel repeating lever Circa 1920
Gold and enamel minute repeater by Cartier – A very fine, very thin and elegant French 18 carat gold and enamel open faced minute repeating keyless lever dress watch, circa 1920. Rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 6.500 - 11.000
Price
€ 7.900
Year sold
2009 GN
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French dual date calendar verge with chatelaine Circa 1780
Varicoloured gold, enamel and diamond-set watch with chatelaine – A fine and very rare French varicoloured gold, enamel and diamond-set verge pocket watch with dual date calendar and 18 carat varicoloured gold, enamel and diamond-set chatelaine, circa 1780. Gilt full plate movement, fusee and chain, verge escapement with…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 24.550
Year sold
2009 GN
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French 20K gold and enamel Louis XV verge watch Circa 1750
Gold and enamel open faced verge by Julien Le Roy – A very fine French 20 carat gold and enamel open faced Louis XV verge pocket watch, circa 1750. Gilt brass full plate movement, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, micrometric potence adjustment, plain three-arm steel…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.500
Price
€ 3.150
Year sold
2009 GN
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French single-handed oignon watch with alarm Circa 1720
Silver open faced verge oignon watch by Sourdeval – A very fine and rare French silver open faced single-handed verge oignon watch with alarm, circa 1720. Hinged, fire-gilded full plate movement with divided Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with steel balance and short balance spring, cock…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 7.500
Price
-
Year sold
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French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1804
Gold cylinder watch with jump hours – An extremely fine and very rare, 18K gold French pocket watch with jump hours, quarter repeating à toc and ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1804. An engine-turned with polished bezel and border, reeded band, Empire by Amy Gros (master mark). Hinged gold…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 70.000
Price
€ 66.900
Year sold
2006 GN
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Large French 18K gold single handed pocket watch Circa 1799
Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement – A very fine and very rare French, early experimental, silver and gold montre de souscription pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1799. A polished band, engine-turned back with central engraved initials JB, yellow gold bezel and border. White enamel dial,…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 52.050
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gold and silver single handed watch Circa 1799
Gold open faced watch with champleve monogram – A very fine, rare and important French, silver and gold, early intermediate stage experimental montre de souscription pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1799. A polished back with gold centre and blue champleve enamel monogram CD, gold bezels, pendant,…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 70.000
Price
€ 63.200
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1792
Gold open faced cylinder watch – A very fine and important French, 18K gold pocket watch with independent dead seconds, quarter repeating à toc and ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1792. An early Breguet type by Guillaume Mermillod (master mark), polished, shuttered winding hole, concealed hinge. Gilt-brass dust cap.
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 45.000 - 90.000
Price
€ 117.800
Year sold
2006 GN
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French 20k gold five-minute repeating à toc watch Circa 1799
Gold open faced cylinder watch – An extremely fine and extremely rare, 20K gold French, jump-hour, five-minute repeating à toc pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, circa 1799. The back with central applied gold disc decorated with a blue enamel monogram, concealed hinge. A gilt-brass dust cover. White…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 50.000 - 90.000
Price
€ 55.750
Year sold
2006 GN
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French 18k gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1802
Gold open faced cylinder watch – An extremely fine and highly important, 18K gold French minute repeating pocket watch, circa 1802. Accompanied by an original fitted box. A Monsieur Sommariva, presented to Prince Talleyrand Breguet, sold to Monsieur Sommariva. Almost certainly the watch presented by Giovanni Battista de…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 100.000 - 180.000
Price
€ 132.300
Year sold
2006 GN
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French elegant gold diamond-set enamel watch Circa 1910
Gold pendant watch with a matching pendant brooch – An elegant French diamond-set enamel pendant watch with a matching pendant brooch, circa 1910. Gold case; the back cover ornamented with translucent blue-grey enamel over an engine turned ground, in the centre a stylized applied sun with ornamental…
Diameter
24 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French platinum and enamel lever pendant watch Circa 1910
Platinum, enamel and diamond-set revolving pendant watch – An ornamental French platinum and diamond-set pendant watch with enamel medallion, circa 1910. It has a rhodium-plated octagonal movement, Geneva striping decoration, and screw compensation balance. The central revolving octagonal case is surrounded by delicate openwork filigree…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 8.000 - 14.000
Price
€ 10.800
Year sold
2015
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Swiss/French miniature gold enamel pendant watch Circa 1820
Diamond set pendant watch with a corresponding chatelaine – A Swiss/French decorative, diamond set miniature gold enamel pendant watch with a corresponding chatelaine, circa 1820. Gold enamel case; the back lid engine-turned and translucent cobalt blue enamelled, applied diamond-set bouquet, florally engraved borders, reeded band, signed gold…
Diameter
23 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.500
Price
€ 1.800
Year sold
2015
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French 18k gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1805

French platinum split-seconds lever chronograph Circa 1922

French 18 Carat gold and enamel dress watch with chain Circa 1915

Elegant French gold and enamel repeating lever Circa 1920

French dual date calendar verge with chatelaine Circa 1780

French 20K gold and enamel Louis XV verge watch Circa 1750

French single-handed oignon watch with alarm Circa 1720

French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1804

Large French 18K gold single handed pocket watch Circa 1799

French gold and silver single handed watch Circa 1799

French gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1792

French 20k gold five-minute repeating à toc watch Circa 1799

French 18k gold minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1802

French elegant gold diamond-set enamel watch Circa 1910

French platinum and enamel lever pendant watch Circa 1910

Swiss/French miniature gold enamel pendant watch Circa 1820

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