French pocket watches

1034 Antique pocket watches from France and French watchmakers

French silver verge watch with wandering hour Circa 1850
Silver retrograde watch – A rare French silver open faced verge pocket watch with a wandering hour, circa 1850. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, key wind, three arm brass balance. White enamel dial with a retrograde minute display in the upper half, underneath a semi circular cutout…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
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Year sold
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French pocket watch with moon phase lunar calendar Circa 1865
Gold pocket watch with triple date calendar – Extremely fine and very rare 18 carat gold, painted and champlevé enamel, keyless pocket watch with triple date calendar with digital months, moon phase, a lunar calendar and gold wheel train. Made circa 1865. Four body, bassine et filets…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 9.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 20.750
Year sold
2013 GN
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French gold, enamel and pearl set quarter repeater Circa 1815
Gold cylinder with short gold chain and key – A rare French 18 Carat gold, enamel and pearl set quarter repeating pendant watch with a short gold chain and key, circa 1815. An Empire case, reeded band, pearl set bezel, the back set with a panel of royal…
Diameter
37 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.150
Year sold
2012 GN
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French gold, enamel and paste-set verge pocket watch Circa 1790
Gold decorated watch by Robin – A French 18K gold, enamel and paste-set pocket watch, circa 1790. The back is decorated with translucent Imperial blue enamel over sunray engine-turning with rose-cut paste-set applied rosette, gold and coloured paillon border, paste-set bezel and border. Hinged gilt cuvette fixed to…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 8.000
Price
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Year sold
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Extra thin French 18 carat gold keyless dress watch Circa 1930
Gold knife edged dress watch – An extremely fine and very rare, extra thin 18 carat gold open faced knife edged (montre couteau) keyless pocket watch made by Cartier in Paris, France, circa 1930. The polished case has a central blue champlevé enamel bird crest on the…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
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Year sold
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French gold repoussé repeating verge watch Circa 1765
Gold repoussé quarter repeater by Jean Louis Argand – A very fine French 20 carat gold repoussé pair-cased quarter repeating verge pocket watch, circa 1765. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, two hammers, three-arm brass balance. Gold champlevé dial with Roman hours and outer Arabic five-minute numerals. Repoussé…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
€ 4.100
Year sold
2019
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French verge with mock pendulum and cryptic erotic scene Circa 1710
Leather-covered silver verge in pair cases by Étienne Boisson – A fine French silver and leather pair-cased verge pocket watch with mock pendulum and concealed cryptic erotic scene, circa 1710. Full plate movement, verge escapement, chain and fusee, brass balance. Silver champlevé dial with Roman hours and Arabic…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.000
Price
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Year sold
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Swiss/French 18K gold calendar fob watch with chatelaine Circa 1870
Gold cylinder brooch watch – An unusual 18k gold keyless calendar fob watch, circa 1870. With enamelled initials LW on detachable yellow gold three-row chatelaine with pin and matching enamelled initials LW. The reverse with outer engraved decoration to central blue and black enamelled monogram LW within an…
Diameter
31 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
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Year sold
-
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Swiss/French 18K rose gold quarter repeating lever Circa 1896
Rose gold repeating full hunter by Haas Neveux & Co. – A very rare and very fine Swiss/French 18-carat rose gold hunting-cased quarter repeating lever pocket watch, circa 1896. Very fine Geneva precision lever movement, double punched with Geneva Seal, wolf’s toothing, fine adjusting device, repeating the…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.200
Year sold
2021
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Early French gilt verge oignon watch without fusee Circa 1690
Fire gilded oignon watch by Jean Hubert – An early French fire gilt one handed verge oignon pocket watch without fusee, circa 1690. Full plate movement, going barrel, pierced pillars, four arm steel balance, florally engraved and pierced balance cock. White enamel, dial with Roman hours and a…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
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Year sold
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Fine French fire gilded verge oignon pocket watch Circa 1700
Gilt oignon watch by Pascal Hubert – A very fine French fire gilded verge oignon pocket watch, circa 1700. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, a ring balance with mock pendulum, fine florally engraved balance cock with mascarons. Fire gilt chased and engraved dial, white enamel cartouches with…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 4.800
Year sold
2019
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French silver quarter repeating verge oignon watch Circa 1700
Silver oignon quarter repeater by Pascal Hubert – A lavishly decorated French silver quarter repeating verge oignon watch, circa 1700. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, ratchet wheel set up with blued steel spring, one hammer, balance with mock pendulum, fine florally engraved balance bridge. White enamel dial…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French silver one-handed verge oignon watch with alarm Circa 1695
Silver oignon watch by Gaudron – A French silver one-handed verge oignon watch with alarm, circa 1695. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, florally engraved barrel for the alarm train, one hammer, large three-arm steel balance. Silver champlevé dial with Roman hours, a central alarm disc with Arabic…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 7.500
Price
€ 4.700
Year sold
2019
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French silver quarter repeating verge oignon watch Circa 1695
Gilt and leather verge oignon watch by Jacques Gloria – A rare French fire gilded brass and leather one handed verge oignon watch without fusee, circa 1695. Gilt full plate movement, going barrel, three arm steel balance, florally engraved and pierced balance cock. Gilt dial, white enamel cartouches…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.500
Price
€ 6.100
Year sold
2019
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French oignon watch with mock pendulum balance Circa 1680
Silver one-handed verge oignon watch by Pascal Hubert – A rare French silver one-handed verge oignon watch with mock pendulum balance and central winding, circa 1680. Gilt full plate movement, chain and fusee, two-arm iron balance. Gilt chased and engraved dial, enamel cartouches with blue Roman hours and…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 7.500
Price
€ 6.100
Year sold
2021
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French silver one-handed oignon watch with alarm Circa 1680
Silver oignon watch by Pascal Hubert – A heavy French silver one-handed verge oignon watch with alarm, circa 1680. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, a florally engraved barrel for the alarm train, one hammer, a ring balance with mock pendulum, fine florally engraved balance cock. Gilt chased…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.500
Price
€ 5.500
Year sold
2019
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French silver verge watch with wandering hour Circa 1850

French pocket watch with moon phase lunar calendar Circa 1865

French gold, enamel and pearl set quarter repeater Circa 1815

French gold, enamel and paste-set verge pocket watch Circa 1790

Extra thin French 18 carat gold keyless dress watch Circa 1930

French gold repoussé repeating verge watch Circa 1765

French verge with mock pendulum and cryptic erotic scene Circa 1710

Swiss/French 18K gold calendar fob watch with chatelaine Circa 1870

Swiss/French 18K rose gold quarter repeating lever Circa 1896

Early French gilt verge oignon watch without fusee Circa 1690

Fine French fire gilded verge oignon pocket watch Circa 1700

French silver quarter repeating verge oignon watch Circa 1700

French silver one-handed verge oignon watch with alarm Circa 1695

French silver quarter repeating verge oignon watch Circa 1695

French oignon watch with mock pendulum balance Circa 1680

French silver one-handed oignon watch with alarm Circa 1680

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