French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

Fine French 18K gold quarter repeating lever watch Circa 1864
Gold quarter repeater – A fine French 18 carat gold open faced quarter repeating lever pocket watch, circa 1864. Sold to Monsieur Ch. Duverdy on March 17th, 1864 for 1200 Francs. Bridge movement, high-quality lever escapement with ruby pallets and a moustache counterpoised lever, key wind, two hammers,…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 10.000
Price
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Year sold
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Very rare probably French double sided verge watch Circa 1780
18 Carat open faced gold pocket watch – A rare and exceptional timepiece from the late 18th century, this double sided verge watch was probably crafted in France circa 1780. The 18 Carat open faced gold case features a glazed front and back, with a decentralized dial on…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 10.000
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2022
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A particularly heavy and large gold French pocket watch Circa 1820
Pocket watch with striking mechanism on a bell – An 18 Carat gold French pocket watch made by Turbant in Taninge, France circa 1820. The watch has a heavy and large open faced glazed plain case and a striking mechanism on a bell. The white enamel dial has…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
€ 3.200
Year sold
2022
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French octagonal verge one-handed pendant watch Circa 1650
Silver, enamel, metal and rock crystal pendant watch by Jean Gaspard Du Val – A fine French one-handed octagonal Renaissance pendant watch, circa 1650. This pocket watch has a gilt full plate movement with a verge escapement. The silver enamel dial features a silver chapter ring with black…
Diameter
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Estimate
€ 10.000 - 22.000
Price
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Year sold
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Rare French oignon watch with relief case Circa 1710
Pocket watch with silver factory decoration on movement – A rare oignon pocket watch with relief case and silver factory decoration, made by Louis Foulé in Paris, France, circa 1710. The fire gilt open faced case of the watch is adorned with high relief, depicting a mythological scene…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 2.400
Year sold
2022
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Early French oval one-handed pendant watch Circa 1590
Metal and rock crystal verge pendant watch by R. Dieu – A very fine and rare French oval one-handed metal and rock crystal verge pendant watch, circa 1590. This piece boasts a metal full plate movement with a verge escapement. The dial is adorned with enamel-painted scenes, complemented…
Diameter
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Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
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Year sold
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French one-handed crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1650
Metal crucifix-form watch by Mallet – A small French crucifix-shaped one-handed Renaissance pendant watch, circa 1650. This watch features a full plate movement with a verge escapement. The enamel dial is adorned with Roman radial hours and half-hour markers and complemented by a single steel hand. Encased in…
Diameter
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Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
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Year sold
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French rock crystal crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1630
Rock crystal and gilt crucifix-form watch – A French rock crystal crucifix-shaped one-handed Renaissance pendant watch from the 17th century. This watch boasts a cruciform gilt full plate movement with a verge escapement. The silver dial features Roman radial hours and half-hour markers, though the only hand…
Diameter
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Estimate
€ 22.500 - 45.000
Price
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Year sold
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French gold filigree decorated verge pendant watch Circa 1695
Gold watch with filigree decoration by Pierre Débaufré – A very fine French gold decorated verge pendant watch, circa 1695. This watch boasts an enamel dial and a full plate movement with a verge escapement. The gold case is adorned with intricate filigree detailing over a layer of…
Diameter
35 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 5.500
Price
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Year sold
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French gilt repeating verge oignon watch with alarm Circa 1700
Fire gilt quarter repeating oignon watch – A rare French fire-gilded open faced quarter repeating verge oignon pocket watch with alarm, circa 1700. Florally engraved full plate movement, a hammer, chain and fusee, four-armed steel ring balance. Chased and engraved fire gilt dial, white enamel cartouches with blue…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 8.000
Price
€ 4.700
Year sold
2019
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French gold watch with an engraved image of the Vesuvius Circa 1850
Gold pocket watch by the firm of Girard and Bornand – A gold French exquisitely engraved keyless pocket watch, circa 1850. This piece showcases a gold case adorned with an engraved depiction, of the volcano Vesuvius with Pompeii in the foreground, on its back. Complementing its striking exterior…
Diameter
44 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 3.000
Price
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Year sold
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Extremely rare French quarter repeating coach clock Circa 1770
Silver coach clock by Jean Baptiste Michel – An extremely rare and very fine French silver open faced quarter repeating coach clock with quarter hour and hour strike, circa 1770. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, a barrel, four hammers, verge escapement. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals.
Diameter
112 mm
Estimate
€ 13.000 - 22.000
Price
€ 17.500
Year sold
2019
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Rare French rose gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1750
Gold open faced verge pocket watch by Julien Le Roy – A very fine and rare French gold and enamel key wind pocket watch, circa 1700-1750. This antique pocket watch features a full plate copper movement with a verge escapement. The white enamel dial has radial Roman hours,…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 1.250 - 2.500
Price
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Year sold
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Exquisite French gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1835
Gold cylinder pocket watch by Charles Oudin – A French decorative gold cylinder pocket watch, circa 1835. The watch has a frosted gilt movement with a cylinder escapement. Its silver dial is housed in an engine-turned gold case adorned with foliate engravings and enamel flowers. Charles Oudin is…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 3.500
Price
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Year sold
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French watch in gold and bloodstone tube form case Circa 1750
Gold, bloodstone and diamond set watch – A French diamond set watch in a gold and bloodstone case shaped like a tube, circa 1750, probably by an imitator of Abraham-Louis Bréguet. This piece boasts a gilt full plate keywind movement with a verge escapement and a beautifully pierced…
Diameter
29 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 15.000
Price
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Year sold
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French early repoussé double case verge watch Circa 1735
Particularly large watch with signed “Cochin” case – A particularly large, early repoussé double case verge watch with a signed “Cochin” case, made by Guillaume Poletnich in Paris, France, circa 1730 and 1740. The watch’s open faced outer case is a true masterpiece, adorned with a stunning repoussé…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 2.100
Year sold
2022
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Fine French 18K gold quarter repeating lever watch Circa 1864

Very rare probably French double sided verge watch Circa 1780

A particularly heavy and large gold French pocket watch Circa 1820

French octagonal verge one-handed pendant watch Circa 1650

Rare French oignon watch with relief case Circa 1710

Early French oval one-handed pendant watch Circa 1590

French one-handed crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1650

French rock crystal crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1630

French gold filigree decorated verge pendant watch Circa 1695

French gilt repeating verge oignon watch with alarm Circa 1700

French gold watch with an engraved image of the Vesuvius Circa 1850

Extremely rare French quarter repeating coach clock Circa 1770

Rare French rose gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1750

Exquisite French gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1835

French watch in gold and bloodstone tube form case Circa 1750

French early repoussé double case verge watch Circa 1735

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