French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French large silver repeating verge clockwatch Circa 1800
Open faced pocket watch by Michel Choisy – A French silver repeating verge clockwatch with very rare and unusual striking release, circa 1800. Full plate gilt fusee movement, pierced and engraved bridge cock with, blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator, striking the…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
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Year sold
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French fine gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1760
Three-coloured gold and enamel verge watch by Gudin – A fine French 18K three-coloured gold and enamel open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1760. Signed movement with verge escapement. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, probably original hands. Multi-coloured gold case, oval polychrome enamel…
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.650
Year sold
2018
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French pink gold quarter repeating lever watch Circa 1820
Gold open faced lever with rare caliber – Fine and large French 18 carat pink gold quarter repeating precision pocket watch, circa 1820. Very fine precision movement, bimetallic balance with gold screws, early lever escapement, repeating hours and quarter hours. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, rare sunken…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 4.500
Price
€ 1.500
Year sold
2018
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French gold and carved bloodstone verge watch Circa 1770
Gold and carved bloodstone verge watch – A French gold and bloodstone open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1770. Gilt full plate movement, verge escapement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, chain and fusée. White enamel dial with Roman hours, outer Arabic minute track. The bloodstone case back with…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
€ 5.350
Year sold
2017 LD
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French gilt-brass verge pocket watch with alarm Circa 1690
Very large Gilt-brass verge watch – A gilt-brass clock watch with alarm circa. 1690. Gilt-brass movement, verge escapement with plain three-arm balance and hair spring with regulation slide, pierced foliate balance cock, baluster pillars, the striking train with pierced standing barrel, steel count wheel with pierced, engraved and numbered…
Diameter
104 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
€ 7.050
Year sold
2017 LD
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French 18K gold repeater with decentralized dial Circa 1820
Pink gold cylinder pocket watch – A rare, small French 18 carat pink gold pocket watch with a decentralized dial and repeating hours and quarters, circa 1820. Early cylinder movement. Decentralized silver dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Engine turned case, both rims finely reeded, monogram…
Diameter
36 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.850
Year sold
2018
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Probably French fine and very flat pink gold Lepine Circa 1820
Open faced 18k pink gold pocket watch, probably France – A probably French fine and very flat pink gold Lepine with digital jumping hours and rare caliber with corresponding and probably original key and old box, circa 1820. 18 carat pink gold engine turned case in very…
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.900
Year sold
2018
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French pink gold verge watch in beautiful condition Circa 1800
Open faced pocket watch by Guillaume Decours – A fine French pink gold verge watch signed “Decours” and in very beautiful original condition, circa 1800. 18 carat gold case with reeded mid section; fine original verge movement with splendid verge bridge in shape of the sun and…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 3.500
Price
€ 900
Year sold
2018
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French splendid gold verge watch with jewels Circa 1800
Open faced pocket watch by Louis Humbert – A French splendid three-colored gold verge watch with jewels, circa 1800. 18 carat gold case with 3 different gold nuances and Garnet stone; movement with a verge escapement; very fine and signed gold dial with Roman numerals and blued…
Diameter
40 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 2.500
Price
€ 900
Year sold
2018
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French very rare verge watch with revolution scene Circa 1792
Open faced silver pocket watch – A very rare French verge watch with revolution scene “vivre libre ou mourir”, circa 1792. High-grade silver case in solid quality with case maker’s punch ACC and a heart-shaped cartouche; rare enamel dial with revolution scene and banner “vivre libre ou…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 800 - 1.600
Price
€ 1.300
Year sold
2018
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Pprobably French extravagant and big verge watch Circa 1800
Rare open faced silver pocket watch – A probably French extravagant, big and very decorative verge pocket watch with rare silver and enamel relief dial, circa 1800. Silver case with extravagant decorated rim; very rare dial with mythological repoussé scene in center, surrounded by blue enamel chapter…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 500 - 1.000
Price
€ 600
Year sold
2018
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French gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1835
Gold open faced pocket watch – A gentleman’s fine quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1835. 18 carat gold case with case design “quatre baguettes”, engine turned “à grains d’orge”, gold dome, striking mechanism via pusher near “2”. Dial is silver, engine turned, radial Roman numerals, gold…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 11.000 - 18.000
Price
€ 15.000
Year sold
2014
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French silver Viennese repeater with erotic scene Circa 1820
Silver enamel quarter repeater – A gentleman’s rare Viennese silver enamel quarter repeating pocket watch with concealed erotic scene, circa 1820. Silver case, engraved rim, reeded band, polychrome enamelled back side depicting a mythological scene, inner lid with polychrome enamelled erotic scene and German adage “Keine Rose…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 11.000
Price
-
Year sold
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Silver half hunting cased quarter repeating watch Circa 1830
Silver engine turned half hunter – An unusual, probably Swiss or French silver half hunting cased quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1830. Early cylinder movement with, key winding,repeating hours and quarters on gong. Engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands. Engine turned case.
Diameter
39 mm
Estimate
€ 600 - 1.200
Price
€ 700
Year sold
2018
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French quarter repeater with elongated lever arm Circa 1830
Gold pocket watch with rare variation of the lateral lever escapement – A gentleman’s very rare quarter repeating pocket watch with rare variation of the lateral lever escapement with elongated lever arm, circa 1830. Gold case, engine turned band, repeating mechanism activated by a pull and twist…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 7.500
Price
€ 6.500
Year sold
2014
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French gold and enamel open faced verge watch Circa 1750
Gold enamelled verge pocket watch – A very fine French 20 Carat gold and enamel open faced verge pocket watch with rare and early gold paillon flower applications, Venus disarming her son Cupid, circa 1750. The case back in opaque light blue enamel centred…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French large silver repeating verge clockwatch Circa 1800

French fine gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1760

French pink gold quarter repeating lever watch Circa 1820

French gold and carved bloodstone verge watch Circa 1770

French gilt-brass verge pocket watch with alarm Circa 1690

French 18K gold repeater with decentralized dial Circa 1820

Probably French fine and very flat pink gold Lepine Circa 1820

French pink gold verge watch in beautiful condition Circa 1800

French splendid gold verge watch with jewels Circa 1800

French very rare verge watch with revolution scene Circa 1792

Pprobably French extravagant and big verge watch Circa 1800

French gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1835

French silver Viennese repeater with erotic scene Circa 1820

Silver half hunting cased quarter repeating watch Circa 1830

French quarter repeater with elongated lever arm Circa 1830

French gold and enamel open faced verge watch Circa 1750

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