Verge escapement

1046 A verge escapement is the oldest escapement.

French black copper watch with central winding Circa 1685
Verge pocket watch with central winding – A French black copper verge pocket watch with round pillars and central winding, circa 1685. Its large bridge cock is intricately pierced and engraved with elegant scrolls, showcasing the skilled artistry of its time. Black copper case decorated with pique…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 5.500 - 10.000
Price
€ 7.550
Year sold
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Dutch watch for Chinese market with center seconds Circa 1775
Rare small silver pair case coach- and travel clock – A rare, small coach- and travel clock for the Chinese market, with center seconds, made for the Chinese market by Jean Laurent Depuis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, circa 1775. The protective outer case is crafted from wood…
Diameter
83 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 7.500
Price
€ 4.610
Year sold
2022
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French repeating watch with portrait of Louis the XVl Circa 1790
Gold quarter repeating verge watch – A French gold and enamel open faced quarter repeating à toc verge watch with a portrait of Louis the XVl, circa 1790. Full plate gilt finished verge movement, chain fusée, three armed balance pierced and engraved bridge cock, silvered regulator…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 8.000
Price
€ 5.550
Year sold
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Swiss gold enamel and pearl set lyre-form watch Circa 1810
Unsigned gold verge watch in the shape of a lyre – A Swiss gold enamel and pearl-set lyre-form watch, circa 1810. This watch features an unsigned gilded full plate movement with a verge escapement, a decoratively pierced and engraved balance bridge, a plain flat balance, a silver regulation…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 11.000
Price
€ 8.800
Year sold
2020 GN
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Fine French 18 carat gold key wind verge pocket watch Circa 1750
Gold pocket watch – A fine French 18 carat gold open faced key wind verge pocket watch, circa 1750. Fire gilt brass full plate movement, square pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved bridge cock, polished steel coqueret, silver…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
€ 4.500
Year sold
-
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French gold and silver enamel heart-form watch Circa 1820
Heart-form pendant watch by Breguet – A French gold and silver enamel watch in the shape of a heart, circa 1820. The watch features a gilded full plate movement with the signature Breguet à Paris, a verge escapement, a plain flat three-arm balance, a decoratively pierced and engraved…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 6.450
Year sold
2020 GN
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French calendar watch in a malachite stone case Circa 1810
Silver gilt pocket watch with date – A fine and unusual exquisite large silver gilt pocket watch in a malachite stone case with calendar, France circa 1810. Gilt brass full plate movement with square pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock with polished steel…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 8.000
Price
€ 6.100
Year sold
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Rare English gold pair cased repoussé verge pocket watch Circa 1750
Gold repoussé precious stone-set watch by Joseph Martineau – A rare English gold pair cased repoussé verge watch with chalcedony and a precious stone-set butterfly on the outer case, circa 1750. The watch features a gilded full-plate movement with a verge escapement, a plain flat three-arm brass balance,…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.000
Price
€ 5.850
Year sold
2020 GN
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Bohemian snuff box with concealed verge watch Circa 1740
Silver gilt snuff box with watch by Johann Georg Gigel – A museum like, Bohemian silver gilt snuff box with a concealed verge watch and a dial with a false pendulum, circa 1740. The concealed watch features a gilded movement with a verge escapement, a balance with a…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 4.900
Year sold
2020 GN
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Rare Dutch silver pair cased sun and moon watch Circa 1720
Silver single-handed verge pocket watch by N. Weylandt – A Dutch silver pair-cased single-handed sun and moon watch circa 1720. The watch features a gilded full plate movement with verge escapement, a plain flat balance, a decoratively pierced and engraved balance bridge centred with a sheaf of arrows…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 8.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Rare German gold and enamel verge pendant watch Circa 1680
Gold single-handed pendant watch by Johann Khoremann – A rare gold and enamel German pre-balance spring verge watch, circa 1680. The watch features a gilded movement with a verge escapement, a plain steel two-arm balance, a decoratively pierced and floral engraved balance cock and long foot, a worm…
Diameter
35 mm
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 35.000
Price
€ 18.750
Year sold
2020 GN
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German stack freed gilt metal Renaissance clock watch Circa 1580
Unsigned gilt metal one handed clock watch – An early German gilt metal stack freed one handed clock watch, circa 1580. This watch features an iron full plate movement with a verge escapement, a plain flat balance, a stack freed and striking hammer mounted to the backplate, cylindrical…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 12.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 15.250
Year sold
2020 GN
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English sterling silver double sided verge watch Circa 1815
Sterling silver captain’s watch – An impressive English sterling silver double sided center seconds verge captain’s watch with a tide display, regulator dials on both sides and a full calendar, circa 1815. Full plate movement with chain and fusee, verge escapement. White enamel regulator dials on both sides,…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 11.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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English sterling silver quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1690
Silver open faced verge – An early English sterling silver quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1690. Accompanied by a key. The case with a loose ring pendant, the back finely engraved with foliage and flowers, and the border finely pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage. Silver champleve dial…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 5.500
Price
€ 2.350
Year sold
2016 GN
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Rare English gold verge pocket watch in shagreen case Circa 1720
Gold verge accompanied by a key – A rare English gold and shagreen open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1720. Accompanied by a key. A shagreen back and bezel, back with shuttered winding aperture. Gold dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost Arabic five-minute markers…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 1.750
Year sold
2016 GN
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English gilded brass and enamel pair cased watch Circa 1800
Gilt brass enamelled verge watch – An exceptionally large English gilded brass and enamel pair cased verge pocket watch, circa 1800. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, a verge escapement and three arm iron balance. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, an outer minute track with Arabic five…
Diameter
70 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French black copper watch with central winding Circa 1685

Dutch watch for Chinese market with center seconds Circa 1775

French repeating watch with portrait of Louis the XVl Circa 1790

Swiss gold enamel and pearl set lyre-form watch Circa 1810

Fine French 18 carat gold key wind verge pocket watch Circa 1750

French gold and silver enamel heart-form watch Circa 1820

French calendar watch in a malachite stone case Circa 1810

Rare English gold pair cased repoussé verge pocket watch Circa 1750

Bohemian snuff box with concealed verge watch Circa 1740

Rare Dutch silver pair cased sun and moon watch Circa 1720

Rare German gold and enamel verge pendant watch Circa 1680

German stack freed gilt metal Renaissance clock watch Circa 1580

English sterling silver double sided verge watch Circa 1815

English sterling silver quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1690

Rare English gold verge pocket watch in shagreen case Circa 1720

English gilded brass and enamel pair cased watch Circa 1800

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