251-4061 Pocket watch: fine, solid gold hunting case watch, ca. 1870, Agassiz Ca. Ø43mm, approx. 75g, very solid 18K gold case with 3 gold lids, Agassiz lever movement No. 28184, signed enamel dial, Breguet steel hands, movement needs cleaning, optically in very good condition. 1.300 € - 1.800 €
251-4062 Pocket watch: Glashütte rarity, very early and small gold hunting case watch, signed Mansberger Glashütte No.1865, Lange & Söhne Ca. Ø43mm, ca. 75g, 18K gold, á-goutte, engine turned, case and movement with matching number 1865, case punch C. Loup, early Glashütte precision lever movement, gold lever, gold escape wheel, plate signed H. Mansberger Glashütte, magnificently engraved balance cock, enamel dial (small craquelling), blued steel hands, in good condition, in working order, but in need of service(setting hands),rarity for collectors of rare Glashütte watches. This watch is a very early from Lange & Söhne 1865, its signature indicates a masterpiece or apprentice watch. However, the Glashütte watchmaking school was founded only in 1878. Unfortunately, our research regarding the watchmaker H. Mansberger Glashütte was unsuccessful. Provenance, Dr. Crott Auctions (https://www.cortrie.de/go/AVv). 1.500 € - 5.000 €
251-4063 Pocket watch: large Glashütte apprentice watch, Gumal Schmidt, Glashütte 1910 Ca. Ø53mm, approx. 120g, heavy silver and pink gold case, case and movement with matching number 1910, Glashütte precision lever movement quality 1B, fine adjusting device, gold lever, gold escape wheel, minute wheel gold chaton, plate signed and numbered, original enamel dial with red minutes, signed Deutsche Uhrmacherschule Glashütter, original gold hands, in working order, in very beautiful condition, very rare Glashütte apprentice watch. 2.500 € - 4.500 €
251-4064 Pocket watch: fine Glashütte gold hunting case watch in quality 1A with box, ca. 1920 Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 101g, 14K gold, hunting case watch, Deutsche Präzisionsuhrenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft Glashütte, case number 351419, movement number 351419, best movement quality 1A, gold lever, gold escape wheel, screwed gold chatons, fine adjusting device, gilt dial, blued steel hands, in working order, good condition, case with very small dents. 1.500 € - 3.000 €
251-4065 Pocket watch: very rare, early ladies' hunting case watch with original box, A. Lange & Söhne No.14180, ca. 1882 Ca. Ø37mm, approx. 49g, 18k gold, hunting case watch, original case with mispunched 15180 instead of 14180, serial number 14180 on the movement and on the original papers, all covers punched 15180, early A . Lange & Söhne precision lever movement, gold lever, gold escape wheel, perfectly preserved original enamel dial, blued steel hands, in good condition, intact, very rare. The watch is still in its original box with the original papers and an additional original protective case, labelled Glashütter-Langeuhr. In our opinion, the watch is in completely original condition. The punch 15180 is a mistake in the manufacturing process. 2.000 € - 4.000 €
251-4066 Pocket watch: rare, large Glashütte gold hunting case watch "Louis XV", Julius Assmann No.17958, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 114g, 14K pink gold, very rare case form "Louis XV", monogram cartouche with gold plaque, large lateral hinge, all 3 lids gold, case with Assmann punch, case and movement with matching number 17958, fine movement quality, moustache lever, fine adjusting device, signed enamel dial (small chip at the hole for the subsidiary seconds), pink gold hands, in good condition, in working order, extremely rare size and extremely rare case design. 1.500 € - 3.500 €
251-4067 Pocket watch: Glashütte rarity, half hunting case watch by Grossmann Glashütte No. 7237, quality 1A Ca. Ø52mm, approx. 105g, 14K pink gold, half hunting case watch, case and movement with matching number 7237, Glashütte precision lever movement in best quality 1A, screwed gold chatons, gold lever, gold escape wheel, enamel dial (fine, short scratch), pink gold hands, in working order, in good condition, extremely rare. 3.000 € - 8.000 €
251-4068 Pocket watch: extremely rare Ulysse Nardin marksman's watch, Federal Shooting Festival Aarau 1924 Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 86g, 18K gold, relief case by Huguenin (signed), dome inscribed "Eidgenössisches Schützenfest Aarau 1924 Tir Federal", chronometer movement, fine adjusting device, signed Ulysse Nardin Locle Geneve No. 82808, signed enamel dial in very good condition, blued Breguet steel hands, very rare, very good condition, in working order, hands setting needs service. 2.000 € - 4.000 €
251-4069 Pocket watch: very fine pocket chronometer 1st quality Gebrüder Eppner Berlin No. 69420, ca. 1889 Ca. Ø52mm, approx. 108g, 14k pink gold, rare half hunting case watch, original case with signature on the dome, case and movement with matching number 69420, back lid inside with small engraving dated 1889, Eppner-Ankerchronometer movement 1st quality, signed Gebrüder Eppner Berlin, chronometer balance, very beautiful preserved enamel dial, original steel hands, in completely original condition, intact, cleaning recommended, very rare, high quality collector's watch. 1.500 € - 3.500 €
251-4070 Pocket watch: especially heavy Ankerchronometer with chronograph, ca. 1890 Ca. Ø58mm, approx. 145g, 14k pink gold, hunting case à-goutte, 3 gold lids, maker's mark Max Mayer, Successeur de Arthur Jaccard du Gros Geneve, Ankerchronometer movement, especially large balance, very fine quality, dial with 60-minute counter, pink gold hands, high-quality, heavy Geneva chronometer, dial with fine hairlines, case with small dents, movement in working order. 2.000 € - 3.000 €
251-4071 Large, pink gold A. Lange & Söhne men's pocket watch with chain and box, ca. 1915 Ca. Ø52.5mm, approx. 85g, 14K pink gold, case and movement with matching number 75456, A. Lange & Söhne precision lever movement, gold lever, gold escape wheel, fine adjusting device, quality Deutsche Uhrenfabrikation, very well preserved, original enamel dial, blued Breguet steel hands, in very good condition, in working order. The watch comes with a prominent pink gold watch chain from the period. The watch comes in a later Lange box with a spare crystal. 2.900 € - 4.000 €
251-4072 Pocket watch: large Swedish verge watch, Royal watchmaker Jacob Kock Stockholm 1737-1805 Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 110g, later silver case with Swedish Hallmarks (19th century), probably specially made for the early and rare movement, movement signed, No. 514, verge escapement decorated with royal crown as a reference to the royal watchmaker of Gustav III, signed original enamelled dial, pink gold hands, Swedish silver watch key, from the same period as the case. The rare movement and dial were probably made around 1770. 750 € - 1.000 €
251-4073 Pocket watch: exceptionally large Geneva oignon, ca. 1700, Denis Dominice Geneva Ca. Ø64mm, ca. 168g, silver pair case, exceptional size, beautiful verge movement, circa 1700, magnificently decorated, signed on the rim, extremely high and steep fusee, very well preserved enamel dial, gilt hands, intact. This oignon is exceptionally large at 64mm in diameter. The watchmaker was already recorded in Geneva around 1685. The original dial was probably silver and was replaced by the "modern" enamel dial probably around 1750. 1.800 € - 4.000 €
251-4074 Pocket watch: early English pocket watch, ca. 1700, signed Vindemill (attributed to Joseph Windmills) London Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 104g, silver case, maker's mark MF with crown, protective case missing, magnificent English verge movement, very early version with Egyptian pillars and slightly bevelled cock leg, cock decorated with bird motifs and grimace, signed original champlevé dial with representation of the English royal coat of arms, steel hands, intact, important English watchmaker ca. 1700. 1.000 € - 3.000 €
251-4075 Pocket watch: rare, early Amsterdam repoussé verge watch, Gerret Bra(e)mer Amsterdam, ca. 1720 Ca. Ø58mm, approx. 145g, pair case, exceptionally beautiful and early repoussé silver case, rare military figure scene, band decorated with angel heads, plain inner case, very early and rare signed verge movement with exceptional pillars, bridge with representation of two dogs chasing a lion, original signed champleve dial with date window, gilt hands, optically in very beautiful condition, movement needs overhaul (balance staff), well-known Amsterdam watchmaker. 1.500 € - 3.000 €
251-4076 Pocket watch: very beautiful, early pair case verge watch from around 1740, John Newson London Ca. Ø49mm, approx. 94g, silver pair case, case and movement with matching number 1671, very early English movement, worm screw, signed and numbered, signed champleve dial, iron hands, intact, in excellent condition. 1.000 € - 1.500 €
251-4077 Pocket watch: large astronomical verge watch with seconds display, Switzerland around 1800 Ca. Ø60mm, approx. 126g, engine turned silver case, in like new condition, case number 6136, case maker's mark JR, full plate movement, verge escapement, enamel dial with rare astronomical display, solar calendar and lunar calendar, also seconds display, dial with small imperfections, hands (hour and minute) later, calendar hands all original, intact, rare. 1.200 € - 2.000 €
251-4078 Pocket watch: verge watch with extremely rare movement, James Rousseau London, ca. 1750 Pair case, ca. Ø50mm, ca. 97g, both cases later especially made for the movement, silver and tortoiseshell, movement of greatest rarity, silver decorations, set with stones, both the cock and all the pillars, probably tourmalines, very well preserved enamel dial, fine steel hands, intact. We know of no comparable verge movement from this period with such decoration. It is possible that this is a unique piece. Unfortunately, the original possibly precious case has disappeared. 2.000 € - 3.500 €
251-4079 Pocket watch: rarity, double-sided verge watch with enamel painting and rare calendar, ca. 1760 Ca. Ø40mm, ca. 49g, 18K gold, fantastic case quality with relief rim pink gold/green gold, glazed on both sides, verge escapement, face with enamel painting, decentral dial, gold hands, under the dial the regulator scale, on the back the patented calendar with date and day of the week (Lépine a Paris, Invenit et Fecit), steel hands, very good condition, very rare. The inventor of these very rare double-sided calendar watches was Lepine (https://www.cortrie.de/go/6RB). Due to the invisible plates, most of these watches are not signed. 2.500 € - 6.500 €
251-4080 Watch chain seal: highly refined French watch chain seal with jasper, ca. 1850 Ca. 66mm long, ca. 13g, French 18K gold punch, fine jasper, 2 seals, connected by a gold ring, the rectangular seal is held by a snake setting and is moveable, in excellent quality and condition. 500 € - 1.000 €
251-4081 Pocket watch: particularly heavy and large 18K pocket watch with striking mechanism on bell, Turbant a Taninge, ca. 1820 Ca. Ø59mm!, ca. 155g, 18K gold, bell for the striking mechanism, verge escapement, quarter repeater, signed enamel dial (slight craquelling), gold hands, in very beautiful condition, exceptionally heavy quality 18K pocket watch with very high-quality solid case! 2.000 € - 4.000 €
251-4082 Rarity, very rare gold pocket watch with repeater and seconds, Le Paute Hger De L'Empereur a Paris No.1895 with year punch 1809-4, with directoire splendour key, ca. 1820 Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 137g, 20K gold, engine turned, dome signed and numbered, case with French 20K gold punch, very fine and rare calibre with cylinder escapement, quarter repeater, early and rare seconds display in unusual position, signed original enamel dial (restored), steel hands, with matching probably original directoire splendour key with red moss agate, matching for the time setting, additionally another key for the winding, in working order. This is a very high quality watch with an extremely rare calibre, the only example with seconds known to us. Pierre-Basile Lepaute (1750-1843). Pierre-Basile Lepaute took over the famous company founded in the 1740s by Jean André Lepaute and ran it together with his son Pierre-Michel Lepaute (1785-1849). He held the title of Horloger de l'Empereur during the imperial period. Lepaute was one of the main suppliers of watches to the imperial court and was allowed to exhibit at the industrial fairs of 1819 and 1823. The Lepautes were among France's leading manufacturers of watches and clocks. Among the members of the family were inventors and writers as well as researchers and excellent master craftsmen. Their customers included Louis XV, Louis XVI, Madame du Barry, Duc de Bourbon, the Princesse de Monaco, King Ferdinand VI, King Charles III and Charles IV of Spain (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/8WV). 2.500 € - 8.000 €
251-4083 Pocket watch: large oignon with repeater, Gosselin Paris, ca. 1720 Ca. Ø60mm, approx. 194g, very beautiful silver case with florally designed sound openings, bell, early, signed verge movement with quarter repeater, exceptional cartouche dial, very beautiful iron hands, movement starts ticking and striking mechanism chimes, needs cleaning and adjustment, bell has been replaced and is no longer original. 2.600 € - 4.000 €
251-4084 Pocket watch: very early, single-hand Geneva oignon with gold dial, Lazare Arlaud ca. 1690 Ca. Ø58mm, approx. 159g, particularly beautiful, richly decorated Oignon case with depictions of various animals, gilt interior, early, signed verge movement with particularly beautiful balance bridge, decorated with birds, early regulating scale, extremely rare, gold dial with enamel cartouches, iron hand, in very beautiful condition, intact. Oignons with gold dials are extremely rare. To our knowledge, fewer than 10 examples are known to exist. The Arlaud family of watchmakers was highly respected in Geneva and is recorded from 1617. 2.200 € - 6.000 €
251-4085 Pocket watch: heavy gold pair case verge watch repeater on bell, Freres Bordier a Geneve No.60999, Geneva for the English market, Hallmarks 1794 Ca. Ø51.5mm, ca. 102g, 18K gold, English Hallmarks 1794, plain outer case, pierced inner case, very fine florally worked sound openings, formerly additionally equipped with a-toc/ a-tact slid, this slid is now missing, bell, magnificent verge movement with quarter-hour repeater, built in English style, diamond endstone, signed enamel dial in very good condition, high quality gold hands, intact, overall in good condition, case with small signs of wear. As it is clearly recognizable that this movement and the case are original, this watch is a very beautiful example that movements of important Geneva watchmakers were also used for watches sold on the English market. 1.500 € - 4.500 €
251-4086 Pocket watch: exquisite gold verge watch with repeater and relief case, Duterte Paris ca. 1750 Ca. Ø45mm, approx. 88g, 18k gold, very special case quality, raised flower relief, verge movement, signed and numbered Jean Baptiste Duterte No. 2572, repeating the hours and quarters, on the case band a button for silent repeating, signed enamel dial, gold hands, in very beautiful condition, intact. Jean Baptiste Dutertre was one of the most important Parisian watchmakers of the 18th century. His family made very fine watches from ca. 1715-1758. 2.000 € - 5.000 €
251-4087 Pocket watch: verge watch with early Jacquemart figure automaton, Esquivillon et Deschoudens a Genève No 7787 circa. 1800 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 132g, silver case with reeded band, signed and numbered dome, verge movement repeating the hours and quarters and Jacquemart figure automaton, especially beautiful version of the figure automaton with 3-coloured figures of very fine quality, central screwed white dial, Breguet hands, working, needs cleaning/service, 2 case screws missing, otherwise in very beautiful condition and with good sound. The company Esquivillon et Deschoudens a Geneve belonged to the most important Geneva automaton manufacturers. They produced pocket watches with different figure automatons with up to 7 motion sequences. 1.500 € - 3.500 €
251-4088 Pocket watch: extremely rare verge watch in book form, signed Steiger, probably from southern Germany around 1780 Ca. 50 × 66mm, brass and leather case in the shape of a book with gold print, back inscribed Johann Nepomuk Hehl, rectangular full plate movement, winding and regulation on the back, verge escapement, signed Steiger on the face of the plate, silver champlevé dial, gilt hands, intact, extremely rare. 2.000 € - 4.000 €
251-4089 Pocket watch: interesting thin lepine with seconds and repeater, Courvoisier & Co. 1831 Ca. Ø50mm, approx. 77g, lepine type, quarter repeater, 18k gold, à-goutte case, dome with double signature Courvoisier & Cie. and Edouard Dubied 1831, No.9556, fine movement quality, cylinder escapement, original dial, also the same double signature, unusual position of the seconds display, fine steel hands, in working order and in good condition, in original box of the Dresden jeweller Franz Zimmermann. 2.000 € - 3.000 €
251-4090 Watch key: gold verge watch key with skull, 18th century Ca. 42mm long, gold and bone, very rare. 1.000 € - 1.500 €