Open faced pocket watches

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English shagreen verge watch with hidden portrait Circa 1710
Silver, enamel, and shagreen verge watch by Claude Viet – An English silver pair cased, verge watch featuring a silver and shagreen outer case with a hidden enamel portrait, circa 1710. This watch features a verge movement with a chain fusée and a balance cock adorned with an…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 9.000
Price
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Year sold
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French decorative single handed verge oignon watch Circa 1670
Gilt open faced pocket watch by Gilles Martinot – An early French single hand gilt oignon verge watch with central winding, circa 1670. This watch features a full plate gilt movement with keywind and chain/fusee mechanisms, complemented by Egyptian pillars, a verge escapement, and a three arm iron…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.750
Year sold
2020 HK
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English pair cased porcelain verge pocket watch Circa 1750
Gilt metal and porcelain verge watch by J. Newham – An English gilt and porcelain pair cased open faced keywound verge watch, circa 1750. This watch features a hinged gilt brass full plate movement with square baluster pillars, a fusee and chain, and a verge escapement. It includes…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
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Year sold
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English gold watch with 52.5 minute carrousel Circa 1915
Gold precision watch by Bahne Bonniksen – A heavy English 18 carat gold open faced precision pocket watch with a 52½ minute carrousel, circa 1915. ¾ Plate movement, a gold screw compensation balance and freely oscillating, blued balance spring. White enamel dial with Roman hours, an outer minute…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 11.000
Price
€ 6.300
Year sold
2023
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English gold chronometer with 30h power reserve Circa 1887
Gold precision watch by A.E. Fridlander – A heavy English 18 carat gold open faced precision pocket watch with 30 hour power reserve, circa 1887. Retailed by Kilpatrick & Co in London. 2/3 Plate movement, either key or crown winding, chain and fusee, a lever escapement, gold screw…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 5.500
Year sold
2023
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Silver English technically highly interesting chronometer Circa 1864
Silver watch with original watch paper – A technically highly interesting sidereal time chronometer made by Reid & Sons in Newcastle, England, circa 1864. The open faced solid case of this watch is crafted from silver, carries London Hallmarks 1864 and has an engine turned back. The numbered…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.500
Year sold
2023
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English 18 carat gold open faced chronometer with carrousel Circa 1882
Gold Class A Kew Observatory chronometer – An extremely rare quality class A Kew Observatory chronometer with carrousel made by Reid & Sons in Newcastle, England, circa 1882. The plain open faced case of this watch was probably crafted by Fred Thomas from 18 carat gold and has…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 11.000
Price
€ 8.400
Year sold
2023
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Technically interesting English silver carrousel watch Circa 1913
Silver open faced watch with early carrousel escapement – A technically highly interesting pocket watch with carrousel made by Bahne Bonniksen in London, England, circa 1913. The very high quality plain silver open faced case has a gold hinge, crown and bow, and London Hallmarks. The white enamel…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.300
Year sold
2023
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English open faced keywound repeating verge watch Circa 1780
Varicoloured gold repeating pocket watch by François Richard – An English gold open faced keywound quarter repeating verge watch, circa 1780. This watch contains a verge movement with a chain fusée. It has an enamel dial with Roman radial hours, Arabic five minute divisions, outer minute divisions, and…
Diameter
43 mm
Estimate
€ 2.250 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.800
Year sold
2020 HK
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Small Swiss keywound quarter repeating verge watch Circa 1820
Varicoloured gold open faced pocket watch by Frères Melly – A small Swiss varicolour gold open faced key wound quarter repeating verge watch, circa 1820. This watch features a verge movement with a chain fusée. It has an enamel dial with Roman radial hours, Arabic five minute divisions,…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.750
Year sold
2020 HK
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Swiss 14K gold lever split seconds chronograph Circa 1900
Gold split seconds chronograph by Agassiz – A rare Swiss 14 carat gold open faced split seconds chronograph lever pocket watch made for the U.S. market, circa 1900. 2/3 Plate movement, a piston tooth lever escapement and gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with black Arabic hours, outer…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 1.900
Year sold
2023
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Swiss 14K gold lever split seconds chronograph Circa 1900
Gold split seconds chronograph by C.H. Meylan – A rare Swiss 14 carat gold open faced split seconds chronograph lever pocket watch, circa 1900. Retailed by jeweller Alex Newburger in New York, U.S.A. Bridge movement, a piston tooth lever escapement and screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with black…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 3.500
Price
€ 2.000
Year sold
2023
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Very fine English silver open faced chronometer Circa 1785
Silver pocket chronometer by John Arnold & Son – An English silver open faced pocket chronometer, circa 1785. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, Arnold’s spring detent escapement, an OZ balance with two weights and two screws, cylindrical gold balance spring and a very finely engraved, pierced balance…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 9.000 - 16.000
Price
€ 12.500
Year sold
2023
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Swiss 18K pink gold Chronometro Gondolo pocket watch Circa 1907
Gold watch made for Gondolo & Labouriau – A very fine Swiss 18 carat pink gold keyless Chronometer pocket watch, circa 1907. Made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro – Dr. Joaquim Antonio de O. Portes. A polished case, back with foliate monogram “OP” and a…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
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Year sold
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Swiss gold Chronometro Gondolo pocket watch Circa 1907
Gold watch made for Gondolo & Labouriau – A very fine Swiss 18 carat yellow gold keyless Chronometer pocket watch, circa 1907. Made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro. A polished case, a plain case with a hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial with radial Roman…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
€ 2.900
Year sold
2015 GN
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Fine silver pocket chronometer with chain fusee Circa 1860
Heavy pocket watch with chronometer escapement – A heavy, extremely fine pocket chronometer with chain fusee, made circa 1860. The plain open faced case of this watch has a solid silver case with gold hinges. The white enamel dial has Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.100
Year sold
2023
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English shagreen verge watch with hidden portrait Circa 1710

French decorative single handed verge oignon watch Circa 1670

English pair cased porcelain verge pocket watch Circa 1750

English gold watch with 52.5 minute carrousel Circa 1915

English gold chronometer with 30h power reserve Circa 1887

Silver English technically highly interesting chronometer Circa 1864

English 18 carat gold open faced chronometer with carrousel Circa 1882

Technically interesting English silver carrousel watch Circa 1913

English open faced keywound repeating verge watch Circa 1780

Small Swiss keywound quarter repeating verge watch Circa 1820

Swiss 14K gold lever split seconds chronograph Circa 1900

Swiss 14K gold lever split seconds chronograph Circa 1900

Very fine English silver open faced chronometer Circa 1785

Swiss 18K pink gold Chronometro Gondolo pocket watch Circa 1907

Swiss gold Chronometro Gondolo pocket watch Circa 1907

Fine silver pocket chronometer with chain fusee Circa 1860

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