Virgule escapement

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French silver painted polychrome enamel watch Circa 1815
Silver and enamel pocket watch – A rare silver French painted polychrome enamel key wind open face pocket watch, circa 1815. Gilt full plate fusee verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation. Maroon enamel dial, black Roman numeral hour markers to white surround, black outer…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 3.300
Year sold
2022
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Rare French gold and enamel virgule pocket watch Circa 1800
Gold pearl set pocket watch – A rare and unusual French 18 carat gold and seed pearl set key wind open faced pocket watch with enamel decoration and virgule escapement, circa 1800. Rare virgule escapement, plain 3-arm balance, unusual wheel bridge set up. White enamel dial with Arabic…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.500
Price
€ 5.650
Year sold
2020 LD
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Swiss quarter repeating à toc virgule chatelaine watch Circa 1830
Gold granulation and gem-set chatelaine watch attributed to Moulinié Frères & Cie – An extremely fine, very rare and large Swiss gold and gem-set granulation decorated quarter repeating à toc virgule pocket watch with chatelaine, circa 1830. Frosted gilt movement, Ø 45 mm, a standing barrel, virgule escapement…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 5.000 - 9.000
Price
€ 6.250
Year sold
2014
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French ultra flat pocket watch with comma escapement Circa 1780
Gold enamel pocket watch with finest paillon enamel – An exquisite ultra flat gold enamel pocket watch with comma escapement and finest paillon enamel, made by the royal watchmaker Jean-Pierre Gregson in Paris, France, circa 1780. The open faced case of this watch is made from 18 Carat…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.500
Price
€ 5.840
Year sold
2022
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Italian lacquered silver repeating coach clock with alarm Circa 1810
Silver quarter repeater with alarm – A rare Italian silver open faced quarter repeating virgule coach clock with quarter hour/hour strike and alarm, circa 1810. Full plate movement, four barrels, four hammers, five-arm brass balance. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, outer minute track, central alarm hand and…
Diameter
95 mm
Estimate
€ 8.500 - 14.000
Price
€ 11.300
Year sold
2019
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Large Swiss gold quarter repeating musical watch Circa 1820
Gold open faced with virgule escapement – A rare, large Swiss 18K pink gold musical pocket watch with quarter repeating and virgule escapement, playing music on the hour or at will, circa 1820. A polished case with stepped curved bezels, and a reeded band. Gilt metal cuvette hinged…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.500
Price
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Year sold
-
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Swiss gold and enamel quarter repeating musical watch Circa 1820
Gold erotic watch with virgule escapement – A very fine and rare Swiss 18K pink gold and painted-on enamel quarter repeating musical pocket watch. circa 1820. The music is playing on the hour or at will and virgule escapement. The movement is attributed to Piguet et Meylan, Geneva.
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 25.000 - 50.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Very rare German 18K gold open face virgule watch Circa 1800
Rose gold virgule pocket watch – A very rare German 18 carat rose gold open faced virgule pocket watch, circa 1800. Full plate movement, virgule escapement, three-arm copper balance. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, outer minute divisions with gold five-minute indexes and hands with gilt tips. Plain…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.800
Year sold
2019
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French gold mystery miniature portrait pendant watch Circa 1810
Gold pendant watch with virgule escapement – A very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold, mystery pendant watch with a portrait miniature of a gentleman and virgule escapement, circa 1810. The lower case contains the movement concealed behind a finely painted portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 12.000 - 20.000
Price
-
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Very large Swiss quarter repeating skeletonized pocket watch Circa 1800
Large gold quarter repeating skeletonized pocket watch – A very fine large 18 Carat gold, quarter repeating, skeletonized Swiss pocket watch with virgule escapement. Made circa 1800. Two body, Directoire style and polished case. Spring loaded gilt rimmed glazed cuvette with engraved border. White enamel case,…
Diameter
61 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.500
Price
€ 4.150
Year sold
2013 GN
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Swiss 18K rose gold open faced virgule pocket watch Circa 1815
Rose gold virgule watch by Dominicé & Blondet – An extremely rare Swiss 18 carat rose gold open faced virgule pocket watch, circa 1815. Early full plate oscillating weight winding movement, virgule escapement, three-arm brass balance. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five-minute numerals. The…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 9.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Swiss gold independent dead centre seconds watch Circa 1820
Gold open faced virgule watch by Gaultier Père & Oltramare – A very fine and rare Swiss 18 Carat yellow gold two train early independent dead centre seconds virgule pocket watch with a 60 minute and 12 hour register, circa 1820. Polished case, reeded band. Hinged gilt cuvette.
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 9.000
Price
€ 2.350
Year sold
2020 GN
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French extremely rare gold repeating virgule watch Circa 1789
Pink gold à toc repeater – An extremely rare French 18 carat pink gold open faced quarter repeating à toc key wind pocket watch with secret opening mechanism made by Jean-Antoine Lépine in Paris, circa 1789. The polished case with maker’s punch mark GM for Guillaume Mermillod, a…
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 9.000
Price
€ 7.650
Year sold
2020 GN
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French extremely rare gold repeating virgule watch Circa 1787
Gold quarter repeater à toc – A French 18 carat gold open faced quarter repeating à toc key wind pocket watch with secret opening mechanism made by Jean-Antoine Lépine in Paris, circa 1787. The gilded brass movement features a virgule escapement with brass wheel, freestanding going barrel,…
Diameter
51 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 9.000
Price
€ 3.100
Year sold
2020 GN
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French gold, enamel and diamonds repeating virgule watch Circa 1800
Important open faced virgule attributed to Jean-Antoine Lépine – A very important French 18 carat gold, enamel, diamonds and pearl-set open faced virgule pocket watch, circa 1800. Sold by Le Cointe & Albert Chaise, Place Vendome No. 26, Paris. Very fine movement, repeating the hours and quarter hours,…
Diameter
58 mm
Estimate
€ 7.500 - 15.000
Price
€ 9.900
Year sold
2020
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French gold repeating Jacquemart figure automaton Circa 1800
Gold quarter repeating automaton by Hilaire Bassereau – A French 18 carat gold quarter repeating Jacquemart figure automaton, circa 1800. Very rare and highly complicated movement, virgule escapement, repeating the hours and quarter hours while the figure automaton Jacquemart is moving. Very detailed automaton made in three-colour gold,…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 11.000
Price
€ 7.450
Year sold
2020
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French silver painted polychrome enamel watch Circa 1815

Rare French gold and enamel virgule pocket watch Circa 1800

Swiss quarter repeating à toc virgule chatelaine watch Circa 1830

French ultra flat pocket watch with comma escapement Circa 1780

Italian lacquered silver repeating coach clock with alarm Circa 1810

Large Swiss gold quarter repeating musical watch Circa 1820

Swiss gold and enamel quarter repeating musical watch Circa 1820

Very rare German 18K gold open face virgule watch Circa 1800

French gold mystery miniature portrait pendant watch Circa 1810

Very large Swiss quarter repeating skeletonized pocket watch Circa 1800

Swiss 18K rose gold open faced virgule pocket watch Circa 1815

Swiss gold independent dead centre seconds watch Circa 1820

French extremely rare gold repeating virgule watch Circa 1789

French extremely rare gold repeating virgule watch Circa 1787

French gold, enamel and diamonds repeating virgule watch Circa 1800

French gold repeating Jacquemart figure automaton Circa 1800

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