French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French rare automatic winding virgule pocket watch Circa 1815
Silver gentleman’s pocket watch by Clerget – A rare automatic French gentleman’s pocket watch with an early oscillating weight winding movement and virgule escapement, circa 1815. Silver florally engraved engine turned case with reeded band and case maker’s punch mark PIG. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blued…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
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Year sold
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French rose gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1789
Rose gold quarter repeater à toc – An extremely rare French 18 carat rose gold open faced quarter repeating à toc gentleman’s pocket watch with a secret opening mechanism made by Jean-Antoine Lépine in Paris, circa 1789. Polished case with maker’s punch mark GM for Guillaume Mermillod, a…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 8.000 - 18.000
Price
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Year sold
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French decorative gold enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1780
Gold Louis XVI pocket watch – A Fine French Louis XVI , 18k gold and painted on enamel pocket watch, circa 1780. The bezel with engraved scalloped decoration and painted on enamel repeat pattern, the back decorated with a painted on enamel scene of a young couple in…
Diameter
43 mm
Estimate
€ 2.250 - 4.000
Price
€ 1.350
Year sold
2006 GN
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French silver oignon watch with silver balance cock Circa 1710
Silver plain verge pocket watch – A Rare, French silver oignon watch with silver balance cock, circa 1710. White enamel dial, radial Roman numerals on raised enamel cartouches, inner quarter hour ring. Blued steel fleur de lis hands. Hinged, fire gilt full plate movement, tall divided Egyptian pillars…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 1.200
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gilt brass single handed oignon watch Circa 1700
Gilt brass watch with Madonna and child enamel scene – A very fine and very rare French, gilt brass, single handed oignon watch, wound through the centre, with Geneva school painted on enamel balance cock, circa 1700. The back and bezel engraved with inhabited foliage hinged back opening…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 7.050
Year sold
2006 GN
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French gilt single hand pendant watch with alarm Circa 1630
Gilt verge pocket watch – A very fine and rare French, pre-balance spring, single-hand pendant watch with alarm by Rousseau, A Gien France. Made circa 1630. Band pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage, polished back and front cover. Gilt metal dial with radial Roman numerals and half-hour…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 22.500
Price
€ 6.700
Year sold
2006 GN
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Early French gilt brass verge pendant watch Circa 1640
Pre balance spring single hand pendant watch – A fine French gilt brass pre balance spring, single hand pendant watch by David du Chemin A Rouen, circa 1640. Case engraved with repeated pattern, round pendant, loose ring, curved in edge, formed of eight lobes. Gilt brass dial, champlevé…
Diameter
34 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 12.000
Price
€ 7.450
Year sold
2006 GN
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Early French gold quarter repeating keyless lever Circa 1860
Gold quarter repeater by Caudron – A very fine, early French 18 Carat gold open faced quarter repeating keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1860. Nickel silver movement, 31 jewels, escape wheel pivot with gold jewel cap, wolf’s tooth winding, gold wheel train, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 2.250 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.250
Year sold
2008 GN
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Extremely fine French gold complicated lever watch Circa 1910
Gold minute repeating complicated chronograph by Le Roy & Cie – An extremely fine and very rare French 18 Carat gold open faced minute repeating keyless lever chronograph pocket watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, circa 1910. Gilt brass movement, 36 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, straight-line lever…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 35.000
Price
€ 17.150
Year sold
2008 GN
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German/French gilt and rock crystal pendant watch Circa 1635
Gilt metal and rock crystal octagonal verge watch by Conradt Kreizer – A fine, very rare German or French gilt metal and rock crystal pendant watch, circa 1635. Octagonal gilt-brass movement, full plates with turned urn pillars, six turn fusee with gut line, three wheel train, verge escapement…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 16.400
Year sold
2008 GN
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French gunmetal and gold lever chronograph watch Circa 1900
Gunmetal and yellow gold chronograph by Lépine – A fine, very rare French gunmetal and yellow gold open faced keyless lever chronograph watch with inner red concentric scales for calculating timings of up to 1/10th second, outer blue scale to 200 units and central instantaneous 30 minute register,…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 600 - 1.500
Price
€ 600
Year sold
2008
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French Art Nouveau lever with visible tourbillon Circa 1906
Gunmetal open faced one minute tourbillon watch by Paul Loichot – A fine French gunmetal open faced keyless Art Nouveau pocket watch with visible one minute tourbillon regulator patented on 11 June 1904 (Swiss patent No. 30754), circa 1906. Matte gilt inverted brass movement, a straight line lever…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.500
Year sold
2008 GN
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Early French gilt hunting cased pendant watch Circa 1640
Gilded brass pre balance spring verge watch – A very fine French gilt brass hunting cased pre balance spring, single handed pendant watch with barleycorn engraving made by Jolly in Paris, circa 1640. A fermée type case with curved-in edge, formed of eight lobes engraved with what was…
Diameter
35 mm
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 30.000
Price
€ 19.350
Year sold
2006 GN
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French quarter repeater with musical movement Circa 1830
Rare gold gentleman’s pocket watch by Lépine – A French fine, rare gentleman’s quarter repeating pocket watch with musical movement, circa 1830. 18 carat pink gold, lavishly engine turned case with reeded band, a pusher for repetition via pendant, a lever to stop quarter repeating mechanism and…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.000
Price
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Year sold
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French 18k gold quarter repeating cylinder watch Circa 1808
Gold open faced quarter repeater by Lepaute – A very fine French 18 carat gold open faced quarter repeating cylinder pocket watch, circa 1808. Frosted gilt movement, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three armed brass balance, the balance and escape wheel pivots jewelled, blued steel flat balance spring, index…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French repeating watch with Robin escapement Circa 1810
Silver and gold open faced quarter repeater by Lepaute – A very fine and extremely rare French silver and gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch with Robin escapement, circa 1810. Matte gilt movement, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, the barrel with detachable bridge, maintaining power, Robin escapement…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 8.000 - 14.000
Price
€ 11.300
Year sold
2008 GN
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French rare automatic winding virgule pocket watch Circa 1815

French rose gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1789

French decorative gold enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1780

French silver oignon watch with silver balance cock Circa 1710

French gilt brass single handed oignon watch Circa 1700

French gilt single hand pendant watch with alarm Circa 1630

Early French gilt brass verge pendant watch Circa 1640

Early French gold quarter repeating keyless lever Circa 1860

Extremely fine French gold complicated lever watch Circa 1910

German/French gilt and rock crystal pendant watch Circa 1635

French gunmetal and gold lever chronograph watch Circa 1900

French Art Nouveau lever with visible tourbillon Circa 1906

Early French gilt hunting cased pendant watch Circa 1640

French quarter repeater with musical movement Circa 1830

French 18k gold quarter repeating cylinder watch Circa 1808

French repeating watch with Robin escapement Circa 1810

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