Verge escapement

1046 A verge escapement is the oldest escapement.

French 18 carat gold high grade large verge watch Circa 1785
Pocket watch with repetition à toc et à tact – A high grade and large verge watch with repetition “à toc et à tact”, made by the Horloger de Monsieur (watchmaker to the King’s brother) André Hessen in Paris, France, circa 1785. The extravagant case of this watch…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2025
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Swiss brass and enamel watch with fine painting Circa 1780
An exceptionally large enamelled watch – An exceptionally large enamel gilt brass watch with a very fine painting, made by the Frères Veigneur in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1780. This watch features a leton (brass) glazed protective case, with a relief band, stone setting and a back lid…
Diameter
65 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 2.250
Year sold
2025
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English 18 carat gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1780
Verge watch with blue and white enamel case – A very fine, large gold and enamel verge watch, made by James Staples in Odiham, England. circa 1780. This watch features a high quality 18 carat gold case with a London gold hallmark and a beautiful blue and white…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 9.000
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2025
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Austrian silver enamel rock crystal pocket watch Circa 1800
Rock crystal enamel watch with erotic scenes – A large, oval rock crystal enamel watch, rare and with very fine painting with erotic scenes, made in Vienna, Austria, circa 1800. The case of this watch is crafted from silver and enamel and features the master’s marl LP, a…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.450
Year sold
2025
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English silver verge watch with erotic scene Circa 1790
A rarity for the Ottoman market – A pocket verge watch rarity for the Ottoman market with hidden erotic scene, made by George Prior in London, England, circa 1790. This watch features a numbered, smooth case and a face with a decentral enamel time display bearing Ottoman…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 3.200
Year sold
2025
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English gold pair cased verge repoussé watch Circa 1760
Gold key wind pocket watch – An English 20 carat gold pair cased key wind repoussé pocket watch made by Robert Le Blondin in London, circa 1760. The gilt full plate fusee verge movement features a pierced and engraved balance cock with steel three arm balance, silvered regulation…
Diameter
49 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.850
Year sold
2024
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English gilt and gem set pair cased coach watch Circa 1780
Gilt fusee verge coach watch – A large English gilded metal and gem set pair cased coach watch with alarm made by William Carpenter in London, circa 1780. The gilt full plate fusee verge movement with a pierced and engraved balance bridge, one hammer striking on a bell.
Diameter
76 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 2.450
Year sold
2025
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French 18K yellow gold open faced pocket watch Circa 1780
Gold open faced verge watch – A French 18 carat yellow gold open faced pocket watch, made by L’épine in Paris, circa 1780. This watch has a mechanical cock movement with a verge escapement and fusee and chain system, featuring an intricately pierced and chased balance cock,…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 3.000
Price
€ 1.000
Year sold
2024
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French gilded open faced key wind verge watch Circa 1810
Gilt metal gentlemen’s pocket watch – A French gilded metal open faced key wind pocket watch, circa 1810. The gilt full plate movement with a fusee verge escapement. White enamel dial with a polychrome enamel scene depicting a gentleman paddling down the stream. An engine turned case with…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 600 - 1.250
Price
-
Year sold
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French 18 carat gold extremely large watch Circa 1800
Exceptionally large Lépine watch with rare caliber – An exceptionally large Lépine with a very rare caliber, made by Louis Keisser in Grenoble, France, circa 1800. This watch features a numbered case crafted from silver and 18 carat gold with a 16 pointed rim and a hallmark “PC”.
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 3.000
Price
€ 1.600
Year sold
2025
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French 18 carat gold, silver and enamel watch Circa 1800
Extremely large enamel Lépine pocket watch – An extremely large enamel Lépine watch with special movement, attributed to Louis Keisser in Grenoble, France, circa 1800. This watch features a case crafted from 18 carat gold and silver, bearing the punch of the casemaker Tavernier. The dial features an…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.700
Year sold
2025
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English 18K yellow gold repeating pocket watch Circa 1725
Gold open faced verge watch – An English 18 carat yellow gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch, made by Windmills, circa 1725. This watch has a repeating cock movement with verge escapement, and key winding through the back, signed Windmills London and numbered on the movement back.
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
€ 3.850
Year sold
2024
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Swedish gold repeating verge watch with self strike Circa 1815
Gold technically interesting pocket watch – A technically interesting open faced hour repeating pocket watch with self striking mechanism made by Anders Hoberg in Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1815. The case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold. The white enamel dial features Arabic hours, outer dot…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 4.000
Year sold
2025
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French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc verge watch Circa 1800
Gold open faced pocket watch – An open faced quarter repeating á toc pocket watch made by the royal watchmaker Basile-Charles Le Roy in Paris, France, circa 1800. The numbered case of this watch, crafted from 18 carat gold, features French Hallmarks. The white enamel dial has…
Diameter
50 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.500
Year sold
2025
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French early 18 carat gold open faced verge watch Circa 1750
Gold Louis XV pocket watch – An early, high quality open faced pocket watch made by Antoine Duclos in Paris, France, circa 1750. The numbered, exceptionally heavy and solid Louis XV case of this watch, crafted from 18 carat gold, features the 18K gold hallmark Orleans 1744-1750 PDM…
Diameter
47 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
€ 3.100
Year sold
2025
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English 18 carat gold verge watch with repeater Circa 1750
Pocket watch with a repeater on a bell – An early gold verge watch with repeater on bell, made by Peter Dutens in London, England, circa 1750. The case of this watch is crafted from 18 carat gold and features fine sound openings, a bell and a numbered…
Diameter
44 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 2.750
Year sold
2025
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French 18 carat gold high grade large verge watch Circa 1785

Swiss brass and enamel watch with fine painting Circa 1780

English 18 carat gold and enamel pocket watch Circa 1780

Austrian silver enamel rock crystal pocket watch Circa 1800

English silver verge watch with erotic scene Circa 1790

English gold pair cased verge repoussé watch Circa 1760

English gilt and gem set pair cased coach watch Circa 1780

French 18K yellow gold open faced pocket watch Circa 1780

French gilded open faced key wind verge watch Circa 1810

French 18 carat gold extremely large watch Circa 1800

French 18 carat gold, silver and enamel watch Circa 1800

English 18K yellow gold repeating pocket watch Circa 1725

Swedish gold repeating verge watch with self strike Circa 1815

French 18K gold quarter repeating à toc verge watch Circa 1800

French early 18 carat gold open faced verge watch Circa 1750

English 18 carat gold verge watch with repeater Circa 1750

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