15,814 watches in this selection. Antique pocket watches from Switserland and Swiss watchmakers
Gold, diamond and ruby form watch – A fine and unusual Swiss, 18K gold, diamond and ruby-set pipa-shaped form watch, circa 1950. The front is set with diamonds and rubies, a large ruby at the top of the stem. A gold dial, an outer minute track, and an…
Gold half hunter with calender by Favre – A technical interesting, very fine Swiss 18 carat gold half-hunting cased 1/8 hour repeating pocket chronometer with calender, circa 1865. Very rare precision movement, Swiss pivoted detent escapement, repeating the hours, quarter hours and half-quarters. Cuvette inscribed Echappement Libre a…
Gold chronometer by Lassalle & Fils – A very fine Swiss 18 carat gold open faced Louis XV pocket chronometer, circa 1875. The watch features a high-quality pivoted detent chronometer movement, possibly designed by Louis Audemars. It has gold wheels and wolf’s toothing. The cuvette is inscribed with…
Silver deck watch by Zenith – A very rare Swiss silver open faced deck chronometer, circa 1907. Very fine precision movement, spring detent escapement, extremely rare fine adjusting device patented by Charles Rosat. White enamel dial with Roman hours and outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, blued hands. Plain…
Rose gold full hunter automaton by Le Phare – A Swiss 18 carat rose gold hunting cased minute repeating extremely rare Jacquemart figure automaton, The Fair, circa 1889. Le Phare precision lever movement, repeating the minutes. Cuvette inscribed Medaille d’or Paris 1889 Répétition à minutes Automate Système perfectionné Ancre…
Gold open faced dress watch by Patek Philippe – A very rare Swiss 18 carat rose gold open faced Art Deco lever dress watch, circa 1941. Retailed by Casa Welsch in Lima, Peru. Lever movement. An extra flat, two-part case of top quality stamped with the Geneva…
Gold pocket watch with open face by Vacheron & Constantin – A unique, magnificent Swiss pocket watch with ruby trim and extract from the archive, circa 1929. Precision lever movement of extremely fine quality. Guilloche gold dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track, and Breguet steel…
Aluminium lever watch – A rare and lightweight Swiss aluminium open faced keyless lever pocket watch made by Vacheron & Constantin for Canadian Aluminum Limited, circa 1955. Aluminium Swiss lever movement with 17 jewels, a cut and compensated bimetallic balance, adjusted to temperatures. Aluminium dial with polished…
Gold cylinder with open face by Patek Philippe – A Swiss, golden Patek Philippe men’s pocket watch from Geneva with an open face, circa 1880. This antique Patek Philippe watch features a cylinder movement with wolf teeth. The watch has a beautifully preserved enamel dial with Roman radial…
Gold hunting cased pocket watch – An early Swiss technically interesting 18 carat gold hunting cased pocket watch with rare winding system made by Humbert-Ramuz & Cie. in La Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1867. Features a patented winding system by opening and closing the spring cover. Signed bridge movement with a lever…
Hunting cased pocket watch by Patek Philippe – A heavy gold Swiss anchor chronometer watch with extremely rare movement in mint condition, circa 1875. Anchor chronometer movement of extremely rare quality called Wilmot’s patent, usually equipped with a fine spiral adjustment, is the extremely rare heart shape…
Rose gold full hunter with 7 complications – A heavy and exceptionally large Swiss 14 carat rose gold hunting cased astronomical lever pocket watch made for the Russian market, circa 1900. Very complicated lever movement with chronograph, repeating the quarter hours, triple calendar, moon phases and ages of…
Rose gold complicated precision watch by Huguenin & Sons – A technical rare and early Swiss 18 carat rose gold open faced pocket watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, moon age and retrograde date, circa 1875. Glazed, precision lever movement. White enamel dial with Roman hours and outer…
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…
Gold, enamel and pearl-set watch with centre seconds – A very fine Swiss 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced centre seconds duplex pocket watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1860. The case back with a fine painted on enamel scene representing King Arthur and Emmeline, the…
Gold, enamel and diamond-set cylinder watch by Louis Audemars – A very rare Swiss 18 carat gold, enamel and diamond-set open faced Art Nouveau cylinder pendant watch, circa 1900. Cylinder movement. White enamel dial with black Roman hours and gold minute dots, blued steel hands. Engine-turned case, translucent…