Verge escapement

1046 A verge escapement is the oldest escapement.

Fine French single-handed pair cased verge watch Circa 1660
Gilt-brass single-handed pocket watch by Nicholas Gribelin – A fine and rare French gilt-brass pair cased pre-balance spring watch with raised enamel decorated case, circa 1660. Gilt brass movement with finely pierced fixed balance cock, tangent screw mainspring set up on backplate, raised above four urn-shaped pillars, gut…
Diameter
32 mm
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 7.900
Year sold
2011 LD
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Swiss 22K gold and enamel pre hairspring verge watch Circa 1660
Gold and enamel pocket watch with later chatelaine – A very fine Swiss 22 Carat gold and painted on enamel pre balance spring verge watch with later chatelaine and box, circa 1660. Gilt verge movement, engraved and pierced foliage decorated balance cock, steel two arm pre…
Diameter
36 mm
Estimate
€ 35.000 - 70.000
Price
€ 40.300
Year sold
2010 LD
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Early English silver pair-cased verge pocket watch Circa 1700
Silver pocket watch by Quare London – An early English silver pair-cased verge watch with concealed erotic miniature, signed Quare London, probably Swiss, circa 1700. Gilt full plate fusee movement with Egyptian pillars, the balance bridge set with a circular miniature of an amorous couple. Later white…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.950
Year sold
2010 NY
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Fine Swiss 18K gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1790
Gold and enamel pocket watch – A very fine 18 carat gold and enamel Swiss verge watch set with pearls, circa 1790. Gilt full plate fusee movement, scroll pierced balance bridge with coqueret. White enamel dial with Arabic chapters and blued steel hour hand, minute hand lacking.
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.550
Year sold
2011 NY
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Fine Swiss 18 carat gold pair-cased pendant watch Circa 1780
Gold and enamel verge watch – A fine Swiss Geneva 18 carat gold and enamelled gold pair-cased verge watch, circa 1780. Gilt full plate fusee verge movement with hexagonal baluster pillars, scroll pierced balance bridge with coqueret, signed. White enamel dial with Arabic minute numerals enclosing Roman…
Diameter
43 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.950
Year sold
2011 NY
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Swiss gold and enamel watch for the Chinese market Circa 1825
Gilt and painted enamel watch – A very fine Swiss gilt floral enamelled pearl-set miniature verge watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1825. Gilt verge movement with scroll engraved backplate, pierced bridge with coqueret, key wound through hinged glazed dust cover, signed. White enamel dial with…
Diameter
32 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 6.600
Year sold
2011 NY
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French gold quarter repeating automaton pocket watch Circa 1810
Repeating watch with four automaton actions by Breguet et Fils – A rare and unusual French key-winding 18K gold pocket watch with multicoloured gold striking jacks and an automaton scene of Punchinello appearing to strike the hour bell, with a total of four automaton actions, circa 1810.
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 14.000
Price
€ 7.500
Year sold
2020 GN
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English gold and enamel pearl-set pocket watch Circa 1820
Gold and enamel pocket watch by W. J. Upjohn – A very fine, English gold, enamel and pearl-set pocket watch with open face, circa 1820. Gilt, calibre 18,5’ movement, verge escapement. Gold dial, engine-turned centre with Roman numerals on a plain reserve, outer minutes track, and original…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 6.000
Price
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Gold and enamel mandolin form watch Circa 1800-1810
Gold and enamel unsigned hunting cased form watch – A fine and rare, gold and enamel, key-winding, form pocket watch in the shape of a mandolin, circa 1800-1810. 18 Carat yellow gold and enamel case. Case back and cover polychrome enamelled, imitating the body of the musical…
Diameter
30 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.500
Price
€ 6.450
Year sold
2020 GN
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Swiss gold enamel and pearls mandolin form watch Circa 1800-1810
Gold and enamel unsigned pearl set form watch – A fine and rare, gold and enamel, pearl set, Swiss pocket watch in the shape of a mandolin, circa 1800-1810. 18 Carat gold case, the back cover with blue enamelling decorated with a sheet of music and foliate…
Diameter
28 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 4.950
Year sold
2020 GN
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French verge watch made for the Turkish market Circa 1800-1820
Gold, enamel and pearl-set repeater by Julien Le Roy – A fine and attractive French 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced quarter repeating verge pocket watch made for the Turkish market, circa 1800-1820. Round-shaped case, the back painted on enamel with a vase of flowers set…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 11.750
Year sold
2020 GN
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Swiss gold and enamel decorative ultra thin watch Circa 1790
Elegant pocket watch with open faced by Jacques Coulin & Amy Bry – An elegant, decorative, key winding, ultra thin, large Directoire Swiss pocket watch, circa 1790. Round-shaped, yellow gold and enamel case.Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case back with a neoclassical décor…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
€ 4.250
Year sold
2020 GN
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French decorative ultra-thin gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1790
Elegant pocket watch with open face by Jean Gregson – An elegant, decorative and thin French yellow gold and enamel directoire pocket watch, circa 1790. Round-shaped case, the back painted on enamel by an unidentified Genevan workshop, showing two young women talking to each other, one of…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 8.000
Price
€ 4.250
Year sold
2020 GN
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Austrian form pendant watch in the shape of a tulip Circa 1830-1840
Unsigned gold, enamel and pearl set verge form watch, probably from Vienna – A rare and exquisite gold enamel pendant form watch in the shape of a tulip, studded with half pearls The French Tulip, circa 1830-1840. Full plate, gilded brass movement with fusee and chain, verge…
Diameter
30 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
€ 3.050
Year sold
2020 GN
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Gold verge pocket watch with date of the month Circa 1785
Unsigned open faced pocket watch with date – A yellow gold and blood-stone key-winding Louis XVI-style pocket watch with the date of the month, circa 1780-1790. Calibre 13″ movement, fusee and chain, verge escapement. Enamel Louis XVI-style dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track with five…
Diameter
39 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.750
Year sold
2020 GN
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Swiss multi-colour gold Louis XV verge pocket watch Circa 1765
Unsigned multicolour gold verge watch with open face – A Swiss multicolour gold key-winding Louis XV verge pocket watch, circa 1760-1770. Calibre 16’’ movement, fusee and chain, verge escapement. Enamel Louis XV-style dial. Round-shaped pink gold case, engine turned case back with multicolour gold décor showing flowers.
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.100
Year sold
2020 GN
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Fine French single-handed pair cased verge watch Circa 1660

Swiss 22K gold and enamel pre hairspring verge watch Circa 1660

Early English silver pair-cased verge pocket watch Circa 1700

Fine Swiss 18K gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1790

Fine Swiss 18 carat gold pair-cased pendant watch Circa 1780

Swiss gold and enamel watch for the Chinese market Circa 1825

French gold quarter repeating automaton pocket watch Circa 1810

English gold and enamel pearl-set pocket watch Circa 1820

Gold and enamel mandolin form watch Circa 1800-1810

Swiss gold enamel and pearls mandolin form watch Circa 1800-1810

French verge watch made for the Turkish market Circa 1800-1820

Swiss gold and enamel decorative ultra thin watch Circa 1790

French decorative ultra-thin gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1790

Austrian form pendant watch in the shape of a tulip Circa 1830-1840

Gold verge pocket watch with date of the month Circa 1785

Swiss multi-colour gold Louis XV verge pocket watch Circa 1765

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