French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

Fine gold French enamel quarter repeating watch Circa 1780
Gold, enamel and paste set quarter repeating watch – A fine gold French enamel and paste set quarter repeating open faced watch, circa 1780, gilt verge movement, balance bridge pierced and engraved with scrolls. White enamel dial, Roman numeral hours, outer Arabic numeral minute track, front bezel…
Diameter
36 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.500
Year sold
2015 NY
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French observatory silver chronometer pocket watch Circa 1890
Silver open faced pocket watch – A very fine observatory chronometer pocket watch, circa 1890. A silver case with gold mountings, enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary dial, bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance, patented fine adjusting device via threaded rod Déposé 1884. – Diameter: 58 mm…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.500
Year sold
2017 FF
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Interesting French gold minute repeating watch Circa 1730/1900
Gold and enamel triple cased repeater – An interesting French gold and enamel triple-cased minute repeating lever pocket watch, circa 1900. Nickel lever movement, jewelled, repeating on two gongs with two hammers. Polychrome enamel dial with a scene of a huntress chasing a deer and painted Breguet…
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
€ 23.500
Year sold
2015 NY
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French 18 carat gold open faced lever dress watch Circa 1925
Gold lever dress watch by Lacloche Frères – A French 18 carat gold open faced keyless lever dress watch, circa 1925. Nickel finished lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance. Gold cuvette. Engine turned gilt dial, polished chapter ring with Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds. Monogrammed case, hinged…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 1.200 - 2.000
Price
€ 1.000
Year sold
2011 NY
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French three colour gold, enamel open faced verge Circa 1780
Multi colour gold and enamel verge by Vauchez – A French 18 carat three colour gold and enamel open faced key wound verge pocket watch, circa 1780. Hinged verge movement. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Chased and engraved case with geometric design to the rims,…
Diameter
39 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 3.000
Price
€ 1.200
Year sold
2011 NY
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French two tone gold bras en l’air lever dress watch Circa 1930
Open faced bras en l’air dress watch by Verger Freres – A fine and rare French 18 carat two tone gold open faced bras en l’air keyless lever dress watch, circa 1930. Retailed by E. Gübelin. Nickel finished lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance. Matte silvered dial,…
Diameter
44 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
€ 10.200
Year sold
2011 NY
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French metal open faced skeletonized lever watch Circa 2005
Metal skeletonized lever by Claude Helier – A French metal open faced skeletonized keyless lever pocket watch, circa 2005. Metal lever movement, 17 jewels, mono-metallic balance. White chapter ring with Roman numerals and luminescent tipped hands all visible between two crystals. Dial signed. Comes with a…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 500 - 1.000
Price
€ 550
Year sold
2011 NY
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French open faced verge wacth with chatelaine Circa 1795
Rose gold, enamel and pearl set verge with chatelaine by Noël – A French 18 carat rose gold, enamel and pearl set open faced verge watch with matching chatelaine, circa 1795. Gilt finished full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge. White enamel dial with…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 8.000 - 16.000
Price
€ 11.100
Year sold
2011 NY
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French gold, enamel, diamond set à tact cylinder Circa 1803
Rose gold, enamel and diamond set full hunter by Breguet – A fine and rare French 18 carat rose gold, enamel and diamond set hunting cased à tact cylinder watch, circa 1803. Sold to monsieur Tambu on January 3, 1803 for 1680 Francs. Gilt finished souscription…
Diameter
40 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
€ 50.700
Year sold
2011 NY
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Rare French 18 carat rose gold souscription watch Circa 1800
Rose gold cylinder watch by Breguet et Fils – A rare French 18 carat rose gold souscription watch, circa 1800. Gilt finished ruby cylinder movement with central going barrel, plain three armed balance. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals and single blued steel Breguet hand. Large…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 6.950
Year sold
2011 NY
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French repeating grande sonnerie clockwatch Circa 1825
Gilt metal quarter repeating grande sonnerie clockwatch by Berthod – A French gilt metal and enamel two train quarter repeating grande sonnerie clockwatch, circa 1825. Gilt finished full plate two train verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge. Hinged gilt cuvette. White enamel dial with Breguet…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.000
Price
€ 7.850
Year sold
2011 NY
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French 18K gold quarter repeating chronometer Circa 1795
Gold pocket chronometer by Louis Berthoud – A French 18 carat gold directoire dumb quarter repeating pocket chronometer watch, circa 1795. Full plate gilt fusee and chain movement, Earnshaw escapement, mono-metallic balance, repeating by a push plunger in the crown. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 10.200
Year sold
2011 NY
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French rose gold open faced qaurter repeater Circa 1830
Rose gold quarter repeater by Guillaume Henry Guye – A French 18 carat rose gold open faced quarter repeating keywound pocket watch, circa 1830. Gilt finished cylinder movement, quarter repeating on two gongs activated by pushing the pendant. Hinged gilt cuvette. Rose gold dial with engine…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.000
Price
€ 1.850
Year sold
2011 NY
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French tortoiseshell astronomical verge watch Circa 1678
Astronomical watch by Samuel Panier – A rare French silver and tortoiseshell pair cased astronomical pre hairspring verge watch, circa 1678. Gilt finished verge movement, chain fusée, pierced and engraved balance cock and foot, steel pre hairspring balance wheel. Gilt foliate engraved dial plate, three subsidiary…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 24.000
Year sold
2011 NY
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Rare French oignon verge with mock pendulum Circa 1690
Gilt-brass oignon watch by Pia – A rare French gilt-brass oignon verge watch with mock pendulum, circa 1690. Gilt finished verge movement, chain fusée, engraved balance bridge with aperture revealing the mock pendulum, pierced Egyptian pillars. Gilt engraved dial and white enamel cartouches with Roman numerals.
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 4.450
Year sold
2011 NY
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Rare, early French gilt-brass oignon verge watch Circa 1670
Oignon watch by Baltazar Martinot – A rare and early French gilt-brass oignon verge watch, circa 1670. Gilt-finished full plate verge movement, chain fusée, Egyptian pillars, Louis XIV-style balance cock pierced and engraved with mock pendulum aperture. White enamel dial with blue Roman numerals and single…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 8.000
Price
€ 5.100
Year sold
2011 NY
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Fine gold French enamel quarter repeating watch Circa 1780

French observatory silver chronometer pocket watch Circa 1890

Interesting French gold minute repeating watch Circa 1730/1900

French 18 carat gold open faced lever dress watch Circa 1925

French three colour gold, enamel open faced verge Circa 1780

French two tone gold bras en l’air lever dress watch Circa 1930

French metal open faced skeletonized lever watch Circa 2005

French open faced verge wacth with chatelaine Circa 1795

French gold, enamel, diamond set à tact cylinder Circa 1803

Rare French 18 carat rose gold souscription watch Circa 1800

French repeating grande sonnerie clockwatch Circa 1825

French 18K gold quarter repeating chronometer Circa 1795

French rose gold open faced qaurter repeater Circa 1830

French tortoiseshell astronomical verge watch Circa 1678

Rare French oignon verge with mock pendulum Circa 1690

Rare, early French gilt-brass oignon verge watch Circa 1670

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