Verge escapement

1046 A verge escapement is the oldest escapement.

English octagonal neck watch in the Renaissance style Circa 1740
Half hunter cased pocket watch with floral engraving – An octagonal neck watch in the Renaissance style, made by Kover in London, England, circa 1720-1760. This half hunter cased pocket watch, constructed from a combination of brass and copper, is adorned with silver plating and intricate floral engravings on…
Diameter
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Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.500
Price
€ 2.550
Year sold
2022
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Swiss oignon pocket watch with striking mechanism Circa 1720
Pocket watch with an hour and quarter hour repeater – A very rare Geneva oignon watch with striking mechanism, made by Les Frères Soret in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1720. This timepiece boasts a silver open faced case with sound openings that were later gilded. The dial of the…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
€ 5.225
Year sold
2022
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Rare French oignon watch with relief case Circa 1710
Pocket watch with silver factory decoration on movement – A rare oignon pocket watch with relief case and silver factory decoration, made by Louis Foulé in Paris, France, circa 1710. The fire gilt open faced case of the watch is adorned with high relief, depicting a mythological scene…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 2.400
Year sold
2022
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Very rare English silver watch with striking mechanism Circa 1810
Pocket watch made for the Ottoman market, around 1810 – A very rare verge watch with three cases and striking mechanism, made for the Ottoman market by Georg Prior in London, England, circa 1810. The watch features three cases, the first housing has a curved edge and a…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.200
Year sold
2022
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Exceptionally large Swiss oignon pocket watch Circa 1700
Double open faced case pocket watch – An exceptionally large oignon pocket watch, made by Denis Dominice in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1700. The watch features a plain double open faced silver case that has stood the test of time. While the original silver dial has been replaced with…
Diameter
64 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 2.550
Year sold
2022
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Early English pocket watch with false pendulum Circa 1700
Pocket watch very early verge escapement – An early English pocket watch with a false pendulum, made by Francois Colman in Ipswich, England, circa 1700. This particular timepiece boasts a double open faced case made of silver, with the master’s mark IP etched onto it. The champlevé dial of…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.800
Year sold
2022
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German gilt oval one-handed pendant watch Circa 1650
Gilt metal and rock crystal verge pendant watch by David Buschman – A German gilt metal, rock crystal and engraved single-handed oval pendant watch, circa 1640-1660. This watch features a full plate movement with a verge escapement. The dial of the watch is beautifully decorated with engravings and…
Diameter
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Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
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Year sold
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Early French oval one-handed pendant watch Circa 1590
Metal and rock crystal verge pendant watch by R. Dieu – A very fine and rare French oval one-handed metal and rock crystal verge pendant watch, circa 1590. This piece boasts a metal full plate movement with a verge escapement. The dial is adorned with enamel-painted scenes, complemented…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
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Year sold
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Swiss gilded bronze, rock crystal verge pendant watch Circa 1635
Remarkably pendant watch by Jaques Sermand – A very fine and rare Swiss gilded bronze rock crystal single-handed pendant watch, circa 1620-1650. The watch has a gilt full plate movement and a rock crystal hinged lid, with a fusee, gut line, and verge escapement. Its silver dial has…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 25.000
Price
-
Year sold
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German astronomical pocket watch of museum quality Circa 1657
A rock crystal and gilded brass watch by David Buschman – A German important astronomical verge pocket watch with a full calendar and moon phase, probably after 1657. This watch has a gilded brass, steel, and partly blued full plate movement with intricately designed blued pierced click work,…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 50.000 - 100.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French one-handed crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1650
Metal crucifix-form watch by Mallet – A small French crucifix-shaped one-handed Renaissance pendant watch, circa 1650. This watch features a full plate movement with a verge escapement. The enamel dial is adorned with Roman radial hours and half-hour markers and complemented by a single steel hand. Encased in…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 12.500 - 25.000
Price
-
Year sold
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English verge with full calendar and stoppable seconds Circa 1790
Double- dialled verge watch attributed to John Bittleston – A decorative English double-sided verge pocket watch with a full calendar and stoppable centre seconds, circa 1790. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, verge escapement. A white enamel regulator dial on both sides with Arabic numerals, the dial on…
Diameter
67 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 7.000
Price
€ 6.500
Year sold
2019
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Rare English silver pair-cased repeating verge watch Circa 1740
Silver quarter repeater in pair cases – A rare English silver pair-cased quarter repeating verge pocket watch, circa 1740. Full plate movement, chain and fusee, two barrels, two hammers, a bell, three-arm brass balance. White enamel dial with Roman hours, outer five-minute numerals and Louis XV hands. Silver,…
Diameter
52 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 4.500
Price
€ 2.700
Year sold
2019
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French rock crystal crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1630
Rock crystal and gilt crucifix-form watch – A French rock crystal crucifix-shaped one-handed Renaissance pendant watch from the 17th century. This watch boasts a cruciform gilt full plate movement with a verge escapement. The silver dial features Roman radial hours and half-hour markers, though the only hand…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 22.500 - 45.000
Price
-
Year sold
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French gold filigree decorated verge pendant watch Circa 1695
Gold watch with filigree decoration by Pierre Débaufré – A very fine French gold decorated verge pendant watch, circa 1695. This watch boasts an enamel dial and a full plate movement with a verge escapement. The gold case is adorned with intricate filigree detailing over a layer of…
Diameter
35 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 5.500
Price
-
Year sold
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Rare Italian silver pair-cased repoussé verge watch Circa 1750
Silver repoussé watch in pair cases by Felicetti – A rare Italian silver pair-cased repoussé verge pocket watch, circa 1750. Gilt full plate movement, chain and fusee, three-arm brass balance, a finely engraved and pierced balance cock. White enamel dial with Roman hours and outer Arabic minute numerals.
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 2.250 - 4.000
Price
€ 3.000
Year sold
2019
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English octagonal neck watch in the Renaissance style Circa 1740

Swiss oignon pocket watch with striking mechanism Circa 1720

Rare French oignon watch with relief case Circa 1710

Very rare English silver watch with striking mechanism Circa 1810

Exceptionally large Swiss oignon pocket watch Circa 1700

Early English pocket watch with false pendulum Circa 1700

German gilt oval one-handed pendant watch Circa 1650

Early French oval one-handed pendant watch Circa 1590

Swiss gilded bronze, rock crystal verge pendant watch Circa 1635

German astronomical pocket watch of museum quality Circa 1657

French one-handed crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1650

English verge with full calendar and stoppable seconds Circa 1790

Rare English silver pair-cased repeating verge watch Circa 1740

French rock crystal crucifix-shaped pendant watch Circa 1630

French gold filigree decorated verge pendant watch Circa 1695

Rare Italian silver pair-cased repoussé verge watch Circa 1750

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