French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French gold Pocket watch with golden numbers Circa 1860
Very rare lever pocket watch – A 18 carat gold watch, a goutte, dome signed and numbered, very unusual and very fine chronometer movement with chain and fusee, circa 1860. Moustache lever, spherical hairspring, very beautiful enamel dial with golden minutes and golden seconds. Golden…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.000
Price
€ 4.400
Year sold
2017
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French watch with unusual escapement and dial Circa 1825
Rare gilt brass lever with unusual dial by Brosse – A rare French gilt brass pocket watch with unusual lever escapement and dial, circa 1825. Lateral lever escapement, a cross between a cylinder and rack lever, in which the cylinder is fitted with a lever terminated with a rack combining with…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
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Year sold
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French 18 carat gold and silver montre à tact watch Circa 1823
Fine, rare montre à tact watch by Breguet – A fine and rare gold and silver montre à tact pocket watch, circa 1823. Sold to S.A. Prince Galitzine Aide de Camps de S.M. l’Empereur de toutes les Russies on 18 April 1823 for 2600 Francs. Gilt movement, cylinder…
Diameter
44 mm
Estimate
€ 60.000 - 120.000
Price
€ 121.650
Year sold
2012
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Early gold French ten minute repeater à toc Circa 1785-1787
Gold ten minute repeater à toc by Breguet – A fine and early French gold open faced ten minute repeating à toc pocket watch, circa 1785-1787. Gilt movement, early form of straight line lever, early form of bimetallic compensation curb on the regulator index. White enamel dial, Breguet numerals, symmetrical subsidiary…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
€ 43.600
Year sold
2012
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Small French 18k gold open faced pocket watch Circa 1841
Small gold cylinder by Breguet – A small French gold open faced pocket watch, circa 1841. Sold to Nickeks et Plinke in 1841 for 1800 Francs. Cylinder escapement. Silvered guilloché eccentric dial, Roman numerals, gold moon hands and fan-form regulator for regulator adjustment. Engine turned case. Dial signed…
Diameter
35 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
-
Year sold
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Small and rare French gold convertible watch Circa 1818
Convertible lever with date and regulator dial by Breguet – A small, fine and rare French gold convertible pocket watch with date and regulator to the dial, circa 1818. Sold on October 1818 to Duc de Berwick for 4800 Francs. Returned to Breguet 20 years later and immediately…
Diameter
36 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 50.000
Price
€ 46.700
Year sold
2012
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French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1806
Gold quarter repeating cylinder watch by Breguet – A French gold open faced quarter repeating à toc pocket watch, circa 1806. Sold to Mr. Foussadier on September 5th, 1806 for 2000 Francs. The gilt movement with a ruby cylinder escapement, plain three arm brass balance with parachute suspension…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 40.000
Price
-
Year sold
Est. 2012
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French gold open faced quarter repeating watch Circa 1820
Gold quarter repeating pocket watch by Breguet – A French gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1820. Sold to Baron Dumoncas for 1628 Francs. Cylinder escapement, bimetallic compensation curb, parachute protection for the balance, repeating on a single gong. Signed and numbered gilt cuvette. White enamel…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 23.900
Year sold
2012
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French gold open faced quarter repeating watch Circa 1815
Gold quarter repeater by Breguet – A French gold quarter repeating pocket watch in an open face case, circa 1815. Sold to the Prince of Liechtenstein on 16 August 1815 for 2168 Francs. Gilt movement, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, parachute suspension, bimetallic compensation curb. Signed and numbered gold…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 51.900
Year sold
2012
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Fine French rose gold quarter repeating watch Circa 1806
Fine open faced quarter repeating watch by Breguet – A fine French rose gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watchg, circa 1806. Sold in 1806 to the Duke of Newcastle for 1440 Francs. Gilt movement, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, parachute suspension. Signed and numbered gilt cuvette. White…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 20.750
Year sold
2012
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French gold open faced quarter repeating watch Circa 1819
Gold quarter repeater by Breguet – A French gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1819. Sold to Comte de Bouchverden in 1819 for 1672 Francs. Gilt movement, lateral lever escapement, parachute suspension, bi metallic compensation curb, blued steel anker regulation. Signed and numbered gold cuvette. Silvered guilloché dial,…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 20.750
Year sold
2012
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Fine and rare French gold souscription à tact watch Circa 1821
Gold souscription à tact cylinder by Breguet – A fine and rare French gold souscription à tact pocket watch, circa 1821. Sold to Mr. Le Comte de Bathyany on 10 November 1821 for 1800 Francs. Gilt brass souscription calibre with central barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 50.000 - 80.000
Price
€ 61.850
Year sold
2012
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French gold quarter repeating cylinder watch Circa 1789
Gold quarter repeater by Breguet – A French gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1789. Sold to monsieur Deliler on le 6 Thermidor an 10. Gilt movement, ruby cylinder escapement, parachute suspension, bimetallic compensation curb. Gilt signed and numbered cuvette. White enamel dial, Breguet numerals, secret…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 19.700
Year sold
2012
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French gold ‘garde temps’ quarter repeater Circa 1789
Gold quarter repeater a toc by Breguet – A French gold ‘garde temps’ open faced quarter repeating a toc pocket watch, circa 1789. Sold to Mr. Hottinguer Prairial de l’an 6 for 1200 Francs. Gilt movement, isolated cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, bimetallic compensation curb, large steel hammer. Signed and…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 35.000
Price
€ 29.050
Year sold
2012
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Fine French gold souscription pocket watch Circa 1807
Fine gold cylinder by Breguet – A fine French gold souscription pocket watch, circa 1807. Sold to Mr. Gatereau in 1807 for 936 Francs. Gilt movement, ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, parachute suspension, bimetallic compensation curb, central barrel. White enamel dial, Breguet numerals, single blued steel hand and…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 35.000
Price
€ 31.150
Year sold
2012
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French gold and silver souscription pocket watch Circa 1818
Early gold and silver cylinder watch by Breguet – An early French gold and silver souscription pocket watch, circa 1818. Sold to Mr. Le Duc d’Argyle 30 September 1818 for 678 Francs. Gilt movement, cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel, balance with parachute suspension and bimetallic compensation curb. White…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 40.500
Year sold
2012
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French gold Pocket watch with golden numbers Circa 1860

French watch with unusual escapement and dial Circa 1825

French 18 carat gold and silver montre à tact watch Circa 1823

Early gold French ten minute repeater à toc Circa 1785-1787

Small French 18k gold open faced pocket watch Circa 1841

Small and rare French gold convertible watch Circa 1818

French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1806

French gold open faced quarter repeating watch Circa 1820

French gold open faced quarter repeating watch Circa 1815

Fine French rose gold quarter repeating watch Circa 1806

French gold open faced quarter repeating watch Circa 1819

Fine and rare French gold souscription à tact watch Circa 1821

French gold quarter repeating cylinder watch Circa 1789

French gold ‘garde temps’ quarter repeater Circa 1789

Fine French gold souscription pocket watch Circa 1807

French gold and silver souscription pocket watch Circa 1818

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