Gilt pocket watches

1024 Gilt antique pocket watches

French oval verge watch with compass and sundial Circa 1630
Silver and gilt verge with sundial and compass by Bergier – An extremely rare French silver and gilt-brass oval watch with a compass and additional sundial, circa 1630. Oval full plate fire gilt brass movement, gut and fusee, plain two-armed iron balance without balance spring, fine florally engraved,…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 22.500 - 45.000
Price
€ 22.500
Year sold
2019
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Important German gilded brass 24-hour cylinder watch Circa 1785
Gilded brass complicated watch by Philipp Matthäus Hahn – An important German gilded brass open faced 24-hour cylinder pocket watch with moon phases, circa 1785. Fire gilt full plate movement, open barrel, open work balance bridge with regulator scale decorated with flowers and tendrils, large five-armed brass balance,…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
€ 18.800
Year sold
2019
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Early French fire gilt cylinder chronometer Circa 1765
Fire-gilded brass deck chronometer by Jean-Pierre Tavernier – An early and historically important French brass fire gilt open faced cylinder navigation deck chronometer, circa 1765. Montre de Marine. Fire-gilded brass full plate movement, cylinder escapement, chain and fusee, balance stop device, three-armed steel balance, oversized brass cylinder wheel,…
Diameter
81 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 55.000
Year sold
2019
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German cartouche-shaped single-handed pendant watch Circa 1590
Brass and fire gilt verge Renaissance watch – A rare German brass and fire gilt cartouche-shaped single-handed pre-balance verge Renaissance pendant watch, circa 1590. Cartouche-shaped full plate movement, verge escapement, stack freed, three-arm iron balance without balance spring. Case engraved with spirals, flower tendrils and a geometric pattern,…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 22.500
Price
€ 15.000
Year sold
2019
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English belt buckle watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1790
Gilt-brass cylinder watch with centre seconds – A fine and extremely rare English, gilt-brass and enamel, quartz, garnet and paste-set belt buckle fitted with centre seconds watch in leather fitted box, circa 1790. Made for the Chinese market. Oval, centred in the front with the watch, translucent Imperial…
Diameter
93 mm
Estimate
€ 12.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 30.400
Year sold
2011 HK
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Swiss gilt metal watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1820
Gilt metal, enamel and pearl set duplex watch – A fine Swiss, gilt metal and enamel, pearl set, key wind, center seconds pocket watch, circa 1820. Accompanied by a key. Made for the Chinese market. A hinged reverse with pearl-set border to central enamel scene of Lake Geneva…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 20.000
Price
€ 14.600
Year sold
2011 HK
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Austrian lady’s watch with mythological scene Circa 1830
Gold-plated and enamel miniature pendant watch by Joseph Törper – An Austrian gold-plated silver hunting cased miniature lady’s pendant watch with five painted-on enamel scenes, circa 1820. Signed and numbered spindle movement, verge escapement. The case enamelled on the outside as well as on the inside, four…
Diameter
31 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 4.000
Price
€ 3.850
Year sold
2021
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Extremely rare French enamel cello form watch Circa 1820
Watch in the form of a cello with a concealed dial by Lépine – An extremely rare, large enamel form clock Cello with hidden fragrance container, circa 1820. Completely enamelled case, red guilloche enamel, presumably silver gilded, inside with maker’s mark, bottom can be opened, underneath the hidden…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2021
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Swiss gilt-metal and enamel triple calendar pocket watch Circa 1900
Gilt metal keyless lever pocket watch – An unusual Swiss gilded metal and enamel open faced triple calendar keyless lever pocket watch with moon phases, circa 1900. The reverse with black enamel foliate decoration, a central blank cartouche, both bezels with a similar relief pattern, polished band, inset…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 3.250 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.250
Year sold
2011 HK
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Rare and early French eight-day double boxed chronometer Circa 1815
Gilt-brass eight-day marine chronometer in mahogany boxes by Breguet – A rare and early French gilt-brass and mahogany eight-day double boxed marine chronometer with twin barrels, circa 1815. Sold to first captain Charles Baudin for 2’000 Francs. Openwork brass movement, detente escapement. Matte silvered dial with Arabic…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 90.000 - 200.000
Price
€ 286.000
Year sold
2019 GN
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Swiss centre seconds cylinder for the Chinese market Circa 1860
Silver-gilt, enamel and split pearl-set cylinder watch by Bovet – A Swiss silver-gilt, enamel and split pearl-set…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 1.800
Year sold
2019 NY
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Swiss gilt-metal and rock crystal crucifix-form watch Circa 1630
Gilt metal and rock crystal crucifix-shaped watch by Jean Rousseau – A Swiss gilt metal and rock crystal crucifix-form watch, circa 1630. Partially foliate engraved gilt-brass cruciform plate, decorative hybrid pillars, chain fusée, verge escapement, three-armed steel balance, pierced and engraved cock secured by a screw, offset…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 29.250
Year sold
2019 LD
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Large enamel verge pocket watch set with gemstones Circa 1800
Extraordinary enamel verge watch with open face – A large, extraordinary enamel spindle watch with a rare depiction of a palace and with a very fine sequin enamel technique, circa 1800. Gold-plated spindle movement. Leton, set with gemstones on both sides (some missing stones), on the reverse…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 1.000 - 2.000
Price
€ 1.000
Year sold
2021
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Unusual form pendant clock with rare framework Circa 1830
Gold-plated open faced form clock – An extremely unusual gold-plated form pendant clock with a very rare framework and a long necklace with probably the original key, circa 1830. The front of the case with floral engraving, glazed on the back with a view to the unusual…
Diameter
30 mm
Estimate
€ 1.250 - 2.500
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Gold-plated fob watch in the shape of a curtain lock Circa 1820
Gold-plated cylinder form watch – An extremely rare form pendant clock in the shape of a curtain lock, circa 1820. Gold-plated case with a hinged bow on a velvet chatelaine with gold-plated decorative elements at the lower end, a push button that opens the spring cover, underneath…
Diameter
26 mm
Estimate
€ 750 - 1.500
Price
€ 1.250
Year sold
2021
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Large Swiss gilt-brass world time pocket watch circa 1960
Gilt-brass lever world time watch by Hermès – A fine Swiss, gilt-brass, world time pocket watch, circa 1960. The bezel with day and night ring with 24-hour numerals, a revolving world time ring engraved with the names of 66 world cities and countries, snap hinged ring strut, snap…
Diameter
76 mm
Estimate
€ 1.250 - 2.500
Price
€ 1.800
Year sold
2011 HK
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French oval verge watch with compass and sundial Circa 1630

Important German gilded brass 24-hour cylinder watch Circa 1785

Early French fire gilt cylinder chronometer Circa 1765

German cartouche-shaped single-handed pendant watch Circa 1590

English belt buckle watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1790

Swiss gilt metal watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1820

Austrian lady’s watch with mythological scene Circa 1830

Extremely rare French enamel cello form watch Circa 1820

Swiss gilt-metal and enamel triple calendar pocket watch Circa 1900

Rare and early French eight-day double boxed chronometer Circa 1815

Swiss centre seconds cylinder for the Chinese market Circa 1860

Swiss gilt-metal and rock crystal crucifix-form watch Circa 1630

Large enamel verge pocket watch set with gemstones Circa 1800

Unusual form pendant clock with rare framework Circa 1830

Gold-plated fob watch in the shape of a curtain lock Circa 1820

Large Swiss gilt-brass world time pocket watch circa 1960

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