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292-4078 Pocket watch: early verge watch with extremely rare ‘Camaieu’ enamel painting, the sea monster Ketos and the Nereids, c. 1760 Approx. Ø48mm, approx. 96g, gilt silver, the enamel on the reverse is in immaculate condition and of extremely rare quality, verge escapement, Louis XV enamel dial, early hands (1 gold hand), movement intact, servicing recommended. ‘Camaieu’ enamel painting is very rare in pocket watches. The painting consists exclusively of shades of red. 2.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4079 Pocket watch: Rococo verge watch with enamel painting, rare scene, c. 1760 Approx. 45 mm in diameter, ca. 66 g, 18-carat gold, very fine painting on the reverse depicting a sultan with his wife, who is being portrayed; inside, another painting with a floral motif; verge movement; distinctive enamelled dial set with diamonds and diamond-set hands; movement intact; rare. 2.800 € - 4.500 €

292-4080 Pendant watch: very fine gold and enamel ladies’ watch with matching brooch, Henry Capt, Geneva, circa 1890 Ca. Ø30mm, ca. 32g, Case and brooch in gold and enamel, 18K gold, dome signed, case and movement bearing the same number 38626, signed cylinder movement with wolf's toothing, signed enamel dial with green numerals, matching the green enamel of the case, gold hands, very good condition with original brooch, movement intact. 2.500 € - 3.500 €

292-4081 Watch keys: an interesting collection of antique keys and pendants, many rarities, 18th & 19th centuries. 26 pieces, in gold, gilt and silver, including large ceremonial keys set with gemstones, a memento mori key with hair decoration, several enamelled examples – almost exclusively rarities. 3.000 € - 7.000 €

292-4082 Pocket knife: museum-quality case in gold and enamel, probably Paris, circa 1777/1778 Ca. 65 mm long, 18-carat gold, multicoloured and exquisitely enamelled, fitted with 3 different tools: miniature scissors, a pocket knife and a toothpick; tools made of stainless steel; in excellent, completely original condition; an extremely rare museum-quality collector’s item. An almost identical enamelled object, certainly from the same maker, is held in an art museum in Paris (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/PmO), dated to 1777/1778. A comparable item fetched €8,700 at a French auction (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/7Br). 1.200 € - 5.000 €

292-4083 Pocket watch: exceptionally beautiful Rococo gold and enamel verge watch, Jaques Broche Berlin, c. 1760 Ca. Ø43mm, ca. 55g, 18K gold, 4-colour relief case with flowers and 2 doves in high relief, very fine painting in enamel, signed verge movement, rare enamelled dial set with diamonds, original hands set with diamonds, movement intact, rare. The watch is mentioned in Abeler’s *Meister der Uhrmacherkunst*. 2.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4084 Fancy watch in the shape of a drum, enamelled, probably circa 1850 Ca. Ø36mm, silver, fully enamelled, lever movement with key winding, enamelled dial, steel hands, movement starts but requires cleaning, presumed original key. 2.700 € - 3.500 €

292-4085 Pocket watch: very rare gold and enamel ‘pear’-shaped watch depicting a pair of swans, c. 1800 Ca. 32 x 24 mm, ca. 16 g, multicoloured enamel, elaborate gold inlays with engravings, depicting a swan’s nest with eggs, signed verge movement ‘Viller Paris’ No. 438, enamel dial (restored), gold hands, movement intact, servicing recommended. 3.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4088 Pocket watch: large Jacquemart ‘Africa’ figure automaton, Switzerland, c. 1820 Ca. Ø56.5mm, ca. 121g, solid silver case, maker’s mark C&T, verge escapement, quarter-hour repeater and figure automaton with 2 figures (African warriors) striking bells, very well-preserved relief dial with enamel cartouches, Breguet hands, in working order, good condition. 2.800 € - 4.000 €

292-4091 Ring watch: unusual historical ring watch set with diamonds, France, c. 1860 Ca. 35 x 18 mm, ring diameter 20 mm, RG64, gold and silver, French 18K gold hallmark, set with diamonds all round, 18K gold case with hinged back, extremely flat cylinder movement, view of the diamond-set balance wheel, central dial in green engine-turned enamel, gold hands, in very fine condition, movement intact. The design of the balance wheel suggests that Piguet & Capt and their successors were the movement manufacturers (https://www.cortrie.de/go/ld3). 3.000 € - 7.000 €

292-4095 Pocket watch: large repoussé verge watch with a case signed ‘Cochin’, Wilter London, circa 1770 Ca. Ø53.5mm, ca. 118g, double silver case, signed verge movement, enamelled dial, gold-plated hands, in working order. 1.400 € - 2.000 €

292-4099 Pocket watch: rare skeletonised verge watch, William Wood London, c. 1780 Ca. Ø48mm, gilt, glazed on both sides, skeletonised, signed verge movement, enamel dial, gold sunburst hands, movement intact. 1.400 € - 2.000 €

292-4101 Pocket watch: early ‘Oignon’ with an unusual date position and silver bridge, c. 1720 Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 130g, plain silver case, exceptionally fine ‘Oignon’ movement with silver decoration and an unusually large regulating scale, tall, steep fusee, date function, enamelled dial, very fine blued iron hands, in exceptionally good condition, in working order; a fine collector’s watch both technically and visually; the date is very unusually positioned on the rim above the ‘12’ via a rotating date ring. 2.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4102 Pocket watch: interesting ‘Oignon’ with hour repeater, ca. 1720 Approx. Ø54.5mm, approx. 144g, magnificently decorated silver case with bell, early ‘Oignon’ movement with hour strike on demand, verge escapement, ‘Oignon’ enamel dial with raised hour numerals, black lacquered metal hands, movement intact, very good tone, very good condition for a 300-year-old pocket watch. 1.500 € - 4.500 €

292-4103 Pocket watch: attractive ‘oignon’ style with repeater, Augustin Fortin à Paris, c. 1730 Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 132g, silver case with bell, pierced on the reverse, verge movement with unusual, conical pillars and silver bridge, signed Augustin Fortin à Paris, beautifully preserved enamel dial, gilt hands, movement intact, repetition of the hours and quarter-hours on the bell, renowned Parisian watchmaker, master in 1726! 2.400 € - 4.000 €

292-4104 Pocket watch: fine double-cased cylinder watch by John Ellicott, London, No. 7073, hallmarks 1781 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 113g, protective case covered in stingray skin, inner case 18K, London hallmarks 1781, signed dome bearing the same number, exquisite, signed cylinder movement with diamond endstone, enamel dial, steel hands, movement intact, but in urgent need of cleaning. John Ellicott (Jr.) initially ran his business on Austin Friars Street, EC2, and later in Swithin’s Alley at the Royal Exchange. In 1738, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He took a keen interest in scientific matters and maintained an observatory at his home in Hackney. He became best known for his work on temperature-compensated pendulums and the use of the cylinder escapement. The high quality of his craftsmanship led to his appointment as clockmaker to King George III. 2.800 € - 4.500 €

292-4105 Pocket watch: attractive 18K gold/enamel hunting case pocket watch, Alphonse Humbert, Geneva, circa 1865 Ca. Ø41mm, ca. 57g, 18K gold, very fine savonnette case with 3 gold covers, engine-turned and beautifully enamelled, dome signed No. 28734, high-quality Geneva movement with special lever and key-winding, enamelled dial, delicate Breguet hands, well preserved, movement intact. 1.000 € - 2.000 €

292-4106 Pocket watch: heavy gold verge watch with repeater and self-striking mechanism, signed Roche Geneve, c. 1800 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 130g, 18K rose gold, engine-turned, case maker’s mark LR, signed verge movement with half-hour self-striking and hour repeater, enamel dial, steel hands, movement intact. 2.500 € - 4.000 €

292-4107 Pocket watch: Lepine with early seconds and repeater, cylinder escapement, c. 1830 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 75g, 18K gold, embossed bezel, No. 4717/5369, fine cylinder movement with quarter-hour repeater, enamel dial with unusual position of the seconds hand, filigree gold hands, in working order, case with minor dents. 2.000 € - 3.000 €

292-4112 Pocket watch: extremely rare Ulysse Nardin chronometer with electric contact mechanism, ca. 1880 Ca. Ø58.5mm, ca. 170g, engine-turned silver case, Ulysse Nardin case hallmark, case and movement bear the same number No. 8600, very fine lever chronometer movement with Geneva stripes and fine regulation, also signed and numbered, signed, original enamel dial (craquelling effect around the edge), blued steel hands, bezel inscribed ‘CONTACT’, next to it a slide and the two contacts for controlling electrical currents at one-second intervals, in good condition, with the movement intact, one contact end bent. The mechanism for controlling electrical currents at one-second intervals is usually found only on some marine chronometers. In pocket watches, this mechanism is extremely rare. 1.500 € - 3.500 €

292-4114 Pocket watch: Naval deck watch, Vacheron & Constantin chronometer, Second World War, with chronometer certificates British Navy chronometer case with brass box, ca. 12 x 10 x 6 cm, watch case ca. Ø59 mm, ca. 127 g, silver, British military markings on the reverse, case, movement and dial signed Vacheron & Constantin, case number 278794, movement number 439618, Anker chronometer with Geneva stripes and fine regulation, original enamel dial with military markings and service number 9618 (fine hairline crack), steel hands, in working order, box with sticker: ‘Issued from H.M. Chronometer Depot Bradford-on-Avon’. This chronometer was used on HMS Snowdrop during the Second World War. Provenance: Conrad Knirim Collection 2.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4115 Pocket watch: A rarity, French navigation pocket watch with compass, ‘Montre Boussole’ chronograph, circa 1900 Ca. Ø69mm, ca. 244g, original nickel case, marked ‘Montre Boussole du Capitaine Vincent No.5101, Brevete’, lever escapement, chronograph with 30-minute counter, gold hands, multicoloured enamel dial with navigation scale and indication of the cardinal points, surmounted by a compass in working order. This type of naval deck watch with a compass and chronograph is extremely rare, particularly in this beautiful, fully in working order condition. The watch is based on an invention by Captain Charles Adolphe Henri Vincent of Reims (France). He designed it as a robust timepiece for seafarers to aid navigation on rough seas. 2.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4118 Pocket watch: significant deck chronometer with 34-minute carousel, Bonniksen 57310, KEW 1904 Original wooden box, 11.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm, silver case with what appears to be a military marking on the back: K.S.A XX.V. (Saudi Arabian military), gold hinge, hallmarks 1905, ca. Ø57.5 mm, ca. 189 g, 34-minute carousel with continuous center seconds, signed enamel dial, movement and dial numbered 57310, steel hands, in very good condition, in working order, tested in 1904 and 1905 with sensational results, e.g. 89.2 points at Kew Observatory in 1904. Signed Bahne Bonniksen carousel watches, based on his invention, are extremely rare and highly sought-after collector’s items! A comparable chronometer achieved a record price of 27,500 Swiss francs in May 2026 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/b0Z). 5.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4120 Pocket watch: Very fine English chronometer, Haley Junior, London 1827 Ca. Ø 58 mm, ca. 196 g, very solid and high-quality silver case with English hallmarks, London 1827, spring detent chronometer with diamond endstone, mainplate signed ‘John Haley No. 139’, special chronometer balance with 2 trapezoidal weights, 2 gold screws and 2 platinum screws, helical hairspring, signed enamel dial with seconds display, original gold hands, in very good visual condition; the movement is fully wound but requires restoration. This is a very rare English chronometer by Haley Junior, presumably the son of the famous Charles Haley, who was regarded as one of the finest London chronometer makers of his time. 1.000 € - 5.000 €

292-4121 Pocket watch: rare English chronometer by Barraud London No. 1788 Approx. 57 mm in diameter, ca. 155 g, very high-quality silver case with gold hinges, London hallmarks from 1840, signed and numbered Barraud spring chronometer movement with helical hairspring, gold-screwed balance wheel, ruby endstone, signed and numbered enamel dial with large seconds display, gold hands, good condition, in working order. 2.800 € - 4.500 €

292-4122 Pocket watch: technically interesting timepiece for the Chinese market, virgule escapement/center seconds/diablotine, c. 1780 Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 95g, silver case, signature PM 21669, interesting full plate movement with virgule escapement, very well-preserved enamel dial with jumping center seconds (half-second jumps) and flashing quarter-second, gold hands, movement intact, rare. The complication of a flashing quarter-second is extremely rare in such an early watch, particularly in combination with the already rare virgule escapement. The invention of the flashing second is attributed to Jaquet-Droz in 1777. This watch is likely to have been made shortly afterwards and is of great interest to collectors! 3.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4123 Pocket watch: early deck watch with regulator dial and stop seconds, circa 1830 Ca. Ø62.5mm, ca. 193g, silver, dome signed ‘Francois Allegre & Fils à Toulon’, a lever beneath the bezel to stop the seconds, fine cylinder movement, signed and numbered enamel dial, No. 16, Breguet hands, in working order and well preserved, very rare. The watch is certainly comparable to the rare deck chronometers with regulator dials, which did not always have a chronometer escapement, but some also featured cylinder escapements or duplex escapements. 2.500 € - 3.500 €

292-4124 Pocket watch: rare, extremely heavy Barraud chronometer No. 9274, ca. 1815 Approx. 65 mm in diameter, ca. 171 g, silver case, case and movement both numbered 9274, distinctive spring-driven chronometer movement with a special chronometer balance wheel, enamelled dial marked ‘Chronometer’, steel hands, in working order. 2.500 € - 4.500 €

292-4125 Pocket watch: significant chronometer, Barraud’s Earnshaw series, London c. 1803 Ca. 56 mm, ca. 159 g, later London silver case, extremely rare chronometer movement with Earnshaw’s sugar-tongs temperature compensation, spring detent escapement, signed Barraud 31/5815, original, signed and matching-numbered enamel dial, gold hands, in working order. This watch is one of only six known Barraud chronometers that can be said with a high degree of certainty to have been made by Earnshaw – the so-called Earnshaw series from 1803! 3.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4126 Pocket watch/shaped watch: unusual Art Deco dress watch with an enamelled teardrop-shaped case, Mido brand, 1930s Ca. Ø47mm, ca. 55g, silver case, enamelled, very rare teardrop shape, case number 155962, movement number 259095, lever movement, silvered dial with Breguet numerals, attractive Art Deco hands, very good condition, in working order, rare. Provenance: Antiquorum, Geneva (https://www.cortrie.de/go/YoK). 800 € - 1.500 €

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