French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French 18k gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1880
Yellow gold lever pocket watch – A yellow gold open faced watch, circa 1880. Manual winding jewelled gilt-lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, gilt dial with engine-turned centre, painted black Roman numerals, blued steel Breguet hands, subsidiary seconds at 6, outer minute track, 18k yellow gold case,…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 3.000
Price
€ 1.850
Year sold
2016 NY
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French 18 carat gold Lépine anker chronometer Circa 1860
Open faced gold pocket watch – A early and very fine French Lépine Ankerchronometer watch, circa 1860. 18 carat gold, “à goutte”, case with monogram “L”. Dome signed and numbered. Very fine bar movement with big balance, Ankerchronometer with wolf’s toothing and cylinder escapement. White enamel dial…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.150
Year sold
2018
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French oval Renaissance drum watch with alarm Circa 1650
Early bronze oval-shaped one-handed verge by Gabriel Jaumard – An early French bronze Renaissance drum watch with one hand and alarm, circa 1650. Firegilt brass full plate movement, gut/fusee, florally pierced barrel, verge escapement, one hammer, moulded conical movement pillars, iron ring balance without hairspring, florally engraved…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 18.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 20.000
Year sold
2015
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French watch with alarm and musical movement Circa 1900
Open faced nickel watch by Frederic L’Epee & Cie. – A very rare French nickel pocket watch with alarm and music movement, circa 1900. Nickel case with case number, glazed movement and alarm setting with rotatable bezel. Music movement with music cylinder, cylinder escapement, signed Frederic L’Epee…
Diameter
64 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
€ 2.550
Year sold
2018
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French self striking and quarter repeating watch Circa 1789-1809
Gold open faced pocket watch by Le Roy – A French rare quarter repeating and self striking pocket watch, circa 1789-1809. Engine turned 20 Carat gold case with reeded mid section, Parisian 20 Carat gold punch 1798-1809 and inside the case four extraordinary steel very solid gongs.
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 6.500 - 13.000
Price
€ 6.800
Year sold
2018
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French silver repeating Sonnerie clock watch Circa 1820
Self striking open faced pocket watch by B-L Petit – A very fine quarter repeating and self striking French clock watch with “Grande” and “Petite Sonnerie”, circa 1820. Engine turned silver case with gold hinge, high-grade 7-part edition, numbered and signed gold cuvette, casemaker’s punch ‘LS’, slider…
Diameter
65 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
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French rare Breguet Souscription pocket watch Circa 1802/1815
Open faced Souscription pocket watch by Breguet & fils – A French rarity, an unique, like new gold Breguet Souscription watch with special case decoration, circa 1802/1815. Engine turned 18 carat gold case with raised enameled Maltese cross on back, decorated with very big diamonds and 4…
Diameter
63 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French rare painted porcelain verge pocket watch Circa 1750
Gold and porcelain open faced watch by Jean Romilly – An extremely rare French gold and porcelain verge pocket watch, circa 1750. A fragile porcelain case with a handcrafted floral painting, gold mounting, opened by a jewelled pusher. White enamel dial with Roman hours alternated with jewels,…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.500
Price
-
Year sold
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Exquisite French gold, enamel, pearl set watch Circa 1780
Decorated verge watch with chatelaine by Guex – An exquisite gold enamel verge pocket watch with gold chatelaine studded with pearls and original velvet lined Morocco case, circa 1780. An 18 Carat gold, polychrome enamel pocket watch, full plate movement, chain/fusee, three arm brass balance, enamel dial.
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French rare gold enamel virgule Lépine pocket watch Circa 1800
Open faced pocket watch attributed to Jean-Antoine Lépine – A rare and very important French 18K gold, enamel, diamond and pearl-set Lépine pocket watch, circa 1800. Sold by Le Cointe & Albert, Chaise Place Vendome No. 26, Paris. The case has large half-pearls on both sides, high-grade diamonds, translucent…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 15.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Extremely rare French octagonal shaped watch Circa 1630
Fire gilded brass and silver verge pocket watch by Pierre Maingot – An extremely rare French fire gilded brass and silver octagonal pocket watch, circa 1630. Octagonal shaped, gilt frosted full plate movement, baluster movement pillars, gut/fusee, verge escapement, ratchet wheel set up with blued steel spring,…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 31.900
Year sold
2015
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French gold quarter repeating ladies’ lever watch Circa 1860
Gold and en grisaille enamel full hunter by Le Roy & Fils – An important, rare and probably unique French 18K gold and enamel hunting cased quarter repeating ladies’ pocket watch with two portraits of Napoleon, circa 1860. Top quality precision lever movement, solid gold wheels, wolf’s toothing,…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
€ 17.350
Year sold
2018
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French gold and enamel one-handed miniature watch Circa 1620
Gold and enamel one-handed verge watch attributed to the school of Blois – A fine, rare French gold and enamel hunting-cased pre-balance spring one-handed miniature verge pendant watch, circa 1620. Fire gilt full plate movement, key-wound, gut/fusee, baluster shaped pillars, applied blued iron click work, ring balance without…
Diameter
38 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 40.000
Year sold
2015
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French 18 carat gold minute repeating watch Circa 1880
Hunting cased pocket watch by Breguet – A French very fine Breguet gold hunting cased minute repeater, with original box, circa 1880. 18 carat gold, “à goutte” hunting case with case maker’s punch JL, spring lid with gold monogram PE for Paul Engler, dome signed and numbered.
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 12.500
Price
-
Year sold
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French silver single hand Oignon watch with alarm Circa 1700
Silver open faced verge pocket watch – A silver single hand oignon watch with alarm, circa 1700. Gilt full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, central gilt alarm disc, blued steel hand, silver case pierced and engraved band foliate inhabited by…
Diameter
64 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
€ 6.400
Year sold
2016 GN
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French/Swiss platinum keyless lever dress watch Circa 1925
Platinum open faced dress watch by Cartier – A fine French/Swiss platinum open faced keyless lever dress watch, circa 1925. Nickel finished mechanical lever movement, 19 jewels. Silvered matte dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Polished case, inscribed snap on back, triangular bow. Comes…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 9.000
Price
€ 6.650
Year sold
2012 NY
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French 18k gold open faced lever pocket watch Circa 1880

French 18 carat gold Lépine anker chronometer Circa 1860

French oval Renaissance drum watch with alarm Circa 1650

French watch with alarm and musical movement Circa 1900

French self striking and quarter repeating watch Circa 1789-1809

French silver repeating Sonnerie clock watch Circa 1820

French rare Breguet Souscription pocket watch Circa 1802/1815

French rare painted porcelain verge pocket watch Circa 1750

Exquisite French gold, enamel, pearl set watch Circa 1780

French rare gold enamel virgule Lépine pocket watch Circa 1800

Extremely rare French octagonal shaped watch Circa 1630

French gold quarter repeating ladies’ lever watch Circa 1860

French gold and enamel one-handed miniature watch Circa 1620

French 18 carat gold minute repeating watch Circa 1880

French silver single hand Oignon watch with alarm Circa 1700

French/Swiss platinum keyless lever dress watch Circa 1925

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