Verge escapement

1046 A verge escapement is the oldest escapement.

Decorative French gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1790
Gold verge decorated with filigree and opals – A decorative French 18 carat gold, enamel and opal set keywinding pocket watch, made by Gregson in Paris, Circa 1790. Case back with a scene showing a battle between European and Ottoman soldiers, the painting on enamel on gold by…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.500
Price
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Year sold
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French silver watch with Jacquemart figure automaton Circa 1800
Silver quarter repeating open faced verge – An exceptional French silver and varicoloured gold quarter repeating keywinding pocket watch, made by Charles Oudin in Paris, circa 1800. Quarter repeater on two steel gongs, activated by depressing the pendant with two striking Jacks; Les Bons Sauvages. Small silver dial…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2021 HK
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Decorative Swiss gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1790
Gold keywinding verge pocket watch – A charming Swiss 18 carat and enamel keywinding pocket watch, made by Almaric Père & Fils in Geneva, Circa 1790. A decorative open faced pocket watch, case back painted on enamel on gold by an unidentified Genevan workshop, showing a young loving…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
€ 3.200
Year sold
2021 HK
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Early Swiss silver single hand keywinding pocket watch Circa 1660
Silver verge pocket watch – An early Swiss silver single hand keywinding pocket watch with alarm, made by Abraham Cailliatte in Geneva, circa 1660. Two-piece case with split bezel, the back entirely and finely pierced and engraved with foliage and strawberry flowers. Silver champlevé dial with…
Diameter
38 mm
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 21.850
Year sold
2021 HK
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Swiss gold enamel form pocket watch ‘Melon’ Circa 1800
Form pendant watch in the shape of a melon – A rare gold and enamel form and pendant watch ‘Melon’ with the original key, made in Genève, circa 1800. The melon shaped case of this watch was crafted from gold, features eight separate segments, every second segment with…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
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Year sold
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Belgian rare silver pocket watch with erotic scene Circa 1780
Silver key wind verge watch – A rare Belgian silver pocket watch made by J. Deville in Liège, circa 1770-1790. This watch features a key wound mechanical movement with verge escapement. The signed white enamel dial displays painted Arabic hour numerals, outer minute divisions, a winding square at…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 6.00 - 1.500
Price
€ 1.800
Year sold
2024
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English gold repoussé quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1750
Gold pair cased key wound pocket watch – An English gold key wound pocket watch with a double repoussé gold case and quarter repeater, made by Menuisier in London in the second half of the 18th century. This watch features a gilt brass movement with a pierced and…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 20.000
Price
€ 11.950
Year sold
2024
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French gilt and silver key wind verge pocket watch Circa 1806
Gilded watch with silver profile bust of Emperor Napoleon I – A fine French gilded metal and silver pocket watch commemorating the Battle of Jena in Germany, circa 1806. This watch features a mechanical key wound movement with verge escapement. It has a white enamel dial with Arabic…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.850
Year sold
2024
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Swiss 18 carat gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1760
Verge pocket watch of very fine quality – An early gold and enamel pair cased verge watch of very fine quality, made by the Frères de Roches in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1760. This watch features a pair case crafted from 18 carat gold and enamel, an enamel painting…
Diameter
39 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 7.000
Price
€ 4.450
Year sold
2024
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French skeletonized 18K gold verge pocket watch Circa 1810
Gold and enamel key wind watch – A large skeletonized Jacquemart figure automaton with enamel painting made by Breguet & Fils in Paris, circa 1810. The numbered case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold and has a polychrome enamel scene on the back. The skeletonized face features…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
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Year sold
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French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1740
Three tone gold pocket watch – A French multicoloured 18 carat gold quarter repeating à toc pocket watch made by Julien Le Roy, circa 1740. (Louis XV period). This watch features a gilt brass fullplate movement with verge escapement, chain and fusee, cylindrical pillars, hammer, engraved and…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 3.000
Price
€ 2.100
Year sold
2024
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French silver Jacquemart figure automaton watch Circa 1800
Unsigned pocket watch with verge escapement – A French silver verge watch with Jacquemart figure automaton, circa 1800. This watch features a key wound mechanical movement with an openworked, chased cock and a verge escapement. The white enamel dial displays Arabic numerals, a minute track, and hands set…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.650
Year sold
2024
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Swiss 18 carat gold verge watch with four automata Circa 1810
Pocket watch with verge escapement – An extremely rare pocket watch with four automat ‘Punchinello’, possibly made in Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1810. The case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold and is punched ‘DPG’ and a number. The face features an automaton with two putti…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 8.500 - 17.500
Price
€ 8.700
Year sold
2024
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rare German brass verge book form pocket watch Circa 1780
Pocket watch with silver champlevé dial – An extremely rare verge watch in book form, made by Steiger, probably in southern Germany, circa 1780. The brass and leather case in the shape of a book with gold print is inscribed “Johann Nepomuk Hehl”, who probably was the owner.
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 2.750
Year sold
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Swiss silver Jacquemart figure automaton watch Circa 1800
Pocket watch with verge escapement – A verge watch with early Jacquemart figure automaton, made by Esquivillon et Deschoudens in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1800. The case of this watch was crafted from silver and features a reeded band and a numbered cuvette. The face features an Jacquemart figure…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.850
Year sold
2024
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French 18 carat gold verge watch with repeater Circa 1750
Exquisite gold verge watch in relief case – An exquisite gold verge watch with repeater in a relief case, made by Jean Baptiste Duterte in Paris, France, circa 1750. The numbered and very special case of this watch, crafted from 18 carat gold, features raised flower relief on…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 2.250 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.850
Year sold
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Decorative French gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1790

French silver watch with Jacquemart figure automaton Circa 1800

Decorative Swiss gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1790

Early Swiss silver single hand keywinding pocket watch Circa 1660

Swiss gold enamel form pocket watch ‘Melon’ Circa 1800

Belgian rare silver pocket watch with erotic scene Circa 1780

English gold repoussé quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1750

French gilt and silver key wind verge pocket watch Circa 1806

Swiss 18 carat gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1760

French skeletonized 18K gold verge pocket watch Circa 1810

French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc watch Circa 1740

French silver Jacquemart figure automaton watch Circa 1800

Swiss 18 carat gold verge watch with four automata Circa 1810

rare German brass verge book form pocket watch Circa 1780

Swiss silver Jacquemart figure automaton watch Circa 1800

French 18 carat gold verge watch with repeater Circa 1750

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