Watches

292-4008 Pocket watch: early deck watch with center seconds, court watchmaker to Hesse, Paris, c. 1780 Ca. Ø60 mm, ca. 115 g, silver, signed verge movement, signed enamel dial, steel hands (minute hand missing), movement is fully wound and requires cleaning/servicing. André Hessen (Hesse) was born in Sweden in 1745 as Anders Bengtsson and worked in Paris from 1767, where he was recognised as an experienced watchmaker. Hessen, also known as Hesse, derived his name from the hamlet of Hesse near the village of Store Tuna, as this was a common name in France. He was trained in Falun, Sweden. In 1775, he became a master watchmaker and court watchmaker to ‘Monsieur’ (a title for the brother of the French king) Louis XVIII. He developed a calibre for flat pocket watches. In 1785, he published a treatise on watchmaking, ‘Mémoire sur l’Horlogerie, Contenant Une Nouvelle Construction de Montres Simples’. now only: 800 €
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Sold 292-4009 Pocket watch: rare, early ‘Doctor’s Watch’ with regulator dial, stopwatch function and date, London 1782 Ca. Ø51.5mm, ca. 113g, double case in silver, matching London hallmarks from 1782, verge movement signed James Warman London No. 6088, a rare, well-preserved regulator dial with very early stop seconds and date, in working order, an interesting, particularly early Doctor’s Watch! Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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Sold 292-4010 Pocket watch: interesting astronomical verge watch with regulator dial, London ca. 1828 Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 168g, heavy double case in silver, signed verge movement, W. Reynolds London No. 302, rare enamel regulator dial with date, lunar calendar and moon phase, movement intact, though not in all positions; therefore requires servicing, rare! Hammerprice: 1.170 €
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Sold 292-4011 Pocket watch: large verge watch with calendar and so-called ‘hypnotic’ balance wheel, c. 1780 Approx. Ø53mm, approx. 90g, silver, full plate movement with verge escapement, three enamelled dials on the display side for time, date and day of the week, at ‘12’ a window offering a view of the spiral-shaped balance wheel with a hypnotic effect, rare, in working order and very well preserved. Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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Sold 292-4012 Pocket watch: large Lepine with jumping hours, ca. 1820 Approx. 52 mm diameter, approx. 86 g, engine-turned silver case, cylinder escapement, silver dial with off-centre minutes, small seconds and jumping hours, very good condition, in working order. Hammerprice: 1.300 €
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Sold 292-4013 Pocket watch: very rare ladies’ watch by Breguet, ca. 1840 Ca. Ø33mm, ca. 22g, 18K gold, engine-turned, dome signed Breguet No. 111, cylinder escapement, engine-turned dial, gold Breguet hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.400 €
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Sold 292-4014 Pocket watch: Tobias Liverpool ‘Patent Time Keeper’ Captain’s Watch with center seconds, early deckwatch circa 1850 Ca. Ø58mm, ca. 131g, 18K gilted case, engraving on the back depicting a horseman, cylinder escapement, 2 time zones, center seconds, signed twice, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4015 Pocket watch/pendant watch: very fine ladies’ watch by Breguet, ca. 1890 Ca. Ø30mm, ca. 20g, 18K gold, two-tone finish, embossed rim on both sides, dome signed Breguet No. 2319, fine lever movement, enamel dial, Breguet steel hands, in working order, rare. Hammerprice: 1.300 €
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Sold 292-4016 Pocket watch: gold Louis XV verge watch with relief case, Gilbert Paris 1767 Ca. Ø37mm, ca. 39g, 18K gold, verge watch in extremely rare, as good as new condition; case depicting two birds in a nest; case and movement bear the same number 1767 (presumably not the serial number but the year of manufacture); verge escapement; perfectly preserved enamel dial; gold hands; in working order; a rarity in this condition! Hammerprice: 1.300 €
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Sold 292-4017 Pocket watch: 4-colour relief verge watch, signed Lepine Paris, ca. 1780 Ca. 38 mm in diameter, ca. 42 g, 18-carat gold, verge movement and dial signed, gold-gilt hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4018 Pendant watch: gold and enamel ladies’ watch set with diamonds and a gold and enamel brooch, c. 1890 Ca. Ø23.5mm, total weight including brooch 19.5g, 18K gold case, 14K gold brooch, serial number 57701, Le-Coultre calibre with cylinder escapement, exceptionally well-preserved, distinctive enamel dial, gold hands; both the watch and the brooch are in an unrestored and undamaged condition, and in working order. Special feature: the watch’s enamel has been shaped to follow the contours of the case and is not a round disc as is usually the case! Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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292-4019 Pocket watch/pendant watch: miniature gold and enamel watch depicting a female warrior, circa 1880 Approx. 23 mm in diameter, extremely small size, 18-carat gold, very fine painting on the reverse, helmet set with diamonds, No. 15805, fine cylinder movement with wolf's toothing, enamelled dial, pink gold hands, movement intact. Enamelled watches of this miniature size are very rare! now only: 600 €
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Sold 292-4020 Pocket watch/pendant watch: rare miniature ladies’ watch with enamel painting, c. 1900 Ca. 24 mm in diameter, ca. 14 g, 18-carat gold, enamel painting ‘Cupid conquers a girl’, cylinder escapement, LeCoultre calibre, enamel dial, very good condition, movement intact. Hammerprice: 650 €
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Sold 292-4021 Pocket watch/pendant watch: exquisite platinum/gold/enamel ladies’ watch set with diamonds, c. 1910 Approx. 27mm in diameter, ca. 19g, platinum, 18K gold, very fine painting, set with diamonds, fine lever movement with large balance wheel, gilt dial, Breguet hands, fantastic quality, movement starts running but requires cleaning. Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4022 Pocket watch: rare gold and enamel ladies’ watch from a noble family, Lamarche Vinit Paris, circa 1880 Approx. 25 mm in diameter, ca. 19 g, 18-carat gold, half hunting case à-goutte, noble coat of arms enamelled on the reverse, dome signed, fine cylinder movement with wolf's toothing, particularly beautiful enamelled dial with red minute markers, gold hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.400 €
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Sold 292-4023 Pendant watch: gold and enamel ‘Boule de Genève’ shaped watch with original brooch and diamond setting, circa 1900 Ca. Ø 20 mm, gold case in a very rare version with matching brooch, glazed on both sides, enamelled and set with diamonds, lever movement of a similar quality to the movements of Patek Philippe ‘Boule’ watches, enamel dial, pink gold hands, movement in need of cleaning, enamel restored. Hammerprice: 1.200 €
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292-4024 Pocket watch/pendant watch: rare, very fine ladies’ half hunting case, Gustave Sandoz, circa 1880 Ca. 28 mm in diameter, ca. 23 g, 18-carat gold, blue enamelled dial mounting, case magnificently chased and featuring small enamel inlays, dome bearing the signature of the Royal Watchmaker in Paris, No. 1396, cylinder escapement, enamelled dial, steel hands, movement intact, cleaning recommended. now only: 1.200 €
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292-4025 Pocket watch: early verge watch with skeletonised movement, c. 1780 Ca. Ø42mm, ca. 50g, unusual case made of gold and silver, set with gemstones on both sides, glazed on both sides, view of the fantastic, elaborately decorated and skeletonised verge movement, enamel dial, also set with gemstones, antique hands (1 hand replaced), movement intact. now only: 1.800 €
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292-4026 Pocket watch: large, very beautiful ‘shell’-shaped watch, Huet à Bolbec, circa 1800 Approx. 70 x 55 mm, silver-gilt, elaborately chased, hunting case pocket watch, 4 different hallmarks, movement and dial signed, gilt hands, movement intact, rare in this size. now only: 1.700 €
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Sold 292-4027 Pocket watch: fine 18K anchor escapement watch with independent stop seconds, ‘Seconde Morte’, ca. 1850 Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 83g, 18K gold, coin rim, serial number 2197, early lever movement with 20 jewels and a distinctive anchor, 2 barrels for the movement and the jumping seconds, key-winding, enamel dial, filigree Breguet hands, movement intact, signs of wear on the bow. Hammerprice: 2.120 €
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Sold 292-4028 Interesting Danish pocket watch with a rare calibre, Matthai Kiobenhavn, circa 1850 No. 6! Approx. 50 mm in diameter, ca. 90 g, high-quality, solid 18-carat gold case, No. 6!, extremely unusual signed calibre, cylinder escapement, enamelled dial, delicate steel hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 2.120 €
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Sold 292-4029 Pocket watch/pendant watch: gold/enamel Lépine set with diamonds, formerly owned by the nobility, c. 1840 Ca. Ø34mm, ca. 30g, 18K gold, blue enamelled on the reverse, gold monogram and gold nobleman’s crown, set with diamonds, hallmarked with ‘JM’ in a cartouche No. 516, bridge movement with cylinder escapement, enamelled dial, filigree Breguet hands, good condition, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.200 €
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Sold 292-4030 Pocket watch: very fine Geneva gold enamel ‘Lépine’ with diamond setting, Mallet, Geneva, c. 1830 Ca. Ø34mm, ca. 22g, 18K gold, corrugated relief bezel with floral scenes, blue enamel back, set with diamonds, dome signed, No. 55640, cylinder escapement, enamel dial, filigree Breguet hands, movement intact and very beautifully preserved. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4031 Pocket watch: rare gold and enamel Lépine with very fine enamel painting, Vacheron Genève, circa 1830 Approx. 33 mm in diameter, ca. 25 g, 18-carat gold, very fine painting on the reverse, cylinder escapement, enamelled dial, steel hands, good condition, movement intact. A rare Geneva Lépine, manufactured before the founding of the famous Vacheron & Constantin Geneva manufacture. Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4032 Pocket watch: attractive gold and enamel verge watch with repeater, Henry Voisin, Paris, c. 1780 Approx. 47 mm in diameter, approx. 78 g, high-quality, two-tone 18-carat gold case with Paris hallmarks, multi-coloured enamel, signed and numbered verge movement with quarter repeater à-toc, very well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, movement intact and in good condition, striking mechanism requires adjustment but is striking. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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Sold 292-4033 Pocket watch: gold cylinder watch with pearl setting and repeater, Teronde Alliez, circa 1780 Ca. Ø40.5mm, ca. 53g, high-quality, fantastically preserved 18K gold case; case and movement share the same number 32338, case set with pearls on both sides, case back with spring-loaded cover, dome signed, signed cylinder movement (converted from a verge escapement) with signs of repair on the pallet, which unfortunately has not been re-gilted, repeater for hours and quarters, gold engine-turned dial, steel hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4034 Pocket watch: rare gold virgule escapement watch with pearls and repeater, Ageron Paris, circa 1780 Ca. 33mm diameter, ca. 33g, 18k gold, snail-pattern engine-turned design, original Oriental pearl setting on both sides, complicated movement with rare virgule escapement with à-toc quarter repeater, signed enamel dial (chips at the winding aperture), 1 pearl missing, Breguet hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.600 €
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Sold 292-4035 Pocket watch: fine verge watch with repeater and ruby cylinder in the Breguet style, original Lepine, circa 1800 Ca. Ø38mm, ca. 39g, 18-carat gold, black enamelled on the reverse, coin rim, signed ‘Lepine Horloger du Roi No. 3325’, Breguet-type calibre with quarter-hour repeater and ruby cylinder, grained gold dial with raised gold letters in place of numerals, owner’s name matching the enamelled ‘B’ on the reverse, with the movement intact, a highly interesting collector’s watch of a quality comparable to Breguet, signed Lepine, the repetition mechanism is very fast and therefore requires adjustment. Hammerprice: 1.600 €
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Sold 292-4036 Pocket watch: fine 18K verge watch set with precious stones, turquoise & garnet, ca. 1820 Ca. Ø43mm, ca. 47g, 18K gold, finished in three colours and set with genuine gemstones, case and movement bear the same number 93312, dial also in gold, steel hands, in working order! Hammerprice: 1.600 €
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Sold 292-4037 Pocket watch: a rare and historically interesting pocket watch formerly owned by Count Leutrum von Ertingen, Union Dürrstein Dresden, circa 1900 Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 118g, iron savonnette case with a superimposed aristocratic monogram and coat of arms in pink gold, coat of arms of Count Leutrum von Ertingen, precision lever movement in Glashütte style with fine adjustment, Union No. 26935, matching the case number, extremely rare black enamel dial, pink gold hands, in working order, very fine original condition, a unique and historically interesting collector’s watch. Hammerprice: 600 €
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292-4038 Pocket watch: Rarity from the Andreas Huber Urania Watch Factory, ‘Double Lever Watch’, ca. 1910 Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 89g, original silver case, serial number 139692, precision lever movement based on Louis Wille’s patent No. 68208, movement number 315141, patented lever escapement, so-called “double lever”, fine adjustment, signed enamel dial(minimal craquelling), blued steel hands, dial signed: Andreas Huber Uhrenfabrik Urania ‘Double Lever Watch’, in working order. Literature: Christoph Prignitz: ‘Doppelanker, a pocket watch with rare technology’. According to this, only six examples are known to exist, including the watch presented here. The subject of the patent was a shock protection mechanism for the balance wheel system, the like of which is not found in any other lever escapement. We previously auctioned another of these watches, number 315150, which realised a price of €3,700. now only: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4039 Pocket watch: unusual split-seconds chronograph with coin case, possibly military, circa 1890 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, iron case with a silver coin depicting St George, lever movement with split-seconds chronograph and date, unusual enamel dial with off-centre time display and date, movement intact. Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4040 Pocket watch: exceptional iron Vacheron & Constantin, formerly owned by the nobility, c. 1915 Ca. 51 mm in diameter, extremely rare steel case with monogram and nobleman’s crown, pressed back No. 187416, Vacheron & Constantin lever chronometer movement with moustache lever and fine regulation No. 310068, well-preserved enamel dial, steel hands, movement and dial signed, good condition, in working order. Hammerprice: 1.200 €
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Sold 292-4041 Pocket watch: very rare pocket watch with calculator scales, Meyrat & Perdrizet patent, circa 1890 Ca. Ø61mm, original nickel case, signed Meyrat & Perdrizet, glazed movement, cylinder escapement, enamel dial, 2 rotating calculator scales, movement intact and well preserved, mainspring still works but urgently needs servicing, very rare. The watch is identical to all other watches of this type manufactured by Alse Beaudroit Fabricant, Seloncourt (Doubs), under the patent registered by Meyrat & Perdrizet for their watches with calculators. See the Antiquorum auctions: New York, 20 June 1988, lot 25, and Geneva, 17 October 1993, lot 34. There are two versions, with and without center seconds. Meyrat & Perdrizet was a French partnership of inventors who became renowned for their groundbreaking development of the first pocket watch with an integrated calculating disc (the equivalent of a slide rule). This invention is regarded as the direct historical precursor to modern slide-rule watches (such as the famous Breitling Navitimer). It enabled engineers, scientists and merchants to perform mathematical calculations directly on their watch – long before the age of electronic calculators. Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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Sold 292-4042 Historically interesting pocket watch, Glashütte Precision Watch Factory, circa 1920, with original box Ca. 53 mm in diameter, ca. 99 g, silver hunting case pocket watch, interesting dedication, a gift from the watch factory to mark a sporting event, the ‘6-Day Race 1922’, case and movement bear the same number: 206231, Glashütte precision lever movement in the A. Lange & Söhne style, signed enamel dial, gold hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 800 €
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Sold 292-4043 Pocket watch: rare ‘Tir cantonal du centenaire’ marksman's watch, Geneva 1914, with repeater Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 100g, Tula silver case, dome with the Geneva coat of arms in gold, Le Phare precision lever movement with quarter-hour repeater, enamelled dial, also signed, gold hands, in working order, good condition. Hammerprice: 1.400 €
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Sold 292-4044 Pocket watch in very good condition with box, court watchmaker Suchy & Söhne, Vienna, circa 1900 Ca. Ø50.5mm, ca. 78g, 14K gold, reverse side with fantastically preserved guilloché work, No. 47939, signed precision lever movement based on the Glashütte model, fine regulation, signed enamel dial, gold hands, signed original box, very fine condition, in working order. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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292-4045 Rare pocket watch with ‘REVOLVING PORTRAITS’ automatic mechanism, Patent No. 24792, A. Schweizer-Schatzmann, La Chaux-de-Fonds Ca. Ø51.5mm, ca. 90g, gilt, cylinder escapement, original enamelled dial with large seconds; in place of the small seconds, there is a cut-out offering a view of the rotating disc featuring Christian motifs, in working order, rare. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/YvM). now only: 400 €
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Sold 292-4046 Pocket watch: pink gold Omega hunting case pocket watch, circa 1900, first-class precision movement Approx. Ø51.5mm, approx. 93g, solid 14K pink gold case, engine-turned, first-class precision movement with screw-mounted gold chatons and fine adjustment, stepped enamel dial, red gold hands, shallow dents on the edge of the case, otherwise well-preserved and in working order. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4047 Pocket watch: attractive precision pocket watch with minute repeater and chronograph, Arnold & Lewis, circa 1880 Approx. Ø54mm, approx. 115g, 18K gold-filled, very fine Swiss movement with minute repeater and chronograph with counter, in working order, reset function requires adjustment. Hammerprice: 1.600 €
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292-4048 Pocket watch: early Adolph Lange Dresden, Grade 1A, sold in 1874 to Schumann, New York Ca. Ø51mm, gilted, double-glazed, screw-down American case, very early A. Lange precision lever movement, Grade 1A, gold lever, gold escape wheel, screw-mounted gold chatons, diamond endstone, hand-engraved clasp, blued steel screws, signed ‘Adolph Lange Dresden No. 9306’, perfectly preserved, signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, with movement intact and in a very fine state of preservation. Particularly in the 1860s and 1870s, many Lange movements were sold to America and fitted into American cases there. The watch is supplied with an extract from the archives confirming its authenticity. now only: 2.000 €
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Sold 292-4049 Pocket watch: one of the earliest known Jules Jürgensen pocket watches with a repeater, Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen No. 5933, ca. 1848 Approx. Ø49mm, approx. 88g, 18K gold, knurled middle section, à-goutte, dome signed and numbered, case and movement bear matching numbers, very fine, very early Jürgensen calibre with hour and quarter-hour repeater, key-winding, lever escapement, crown serves solely as a pusher to open the case and not for setting or winding, signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, very fine condition, in working order, one of the earliest known Jules Jürgensen pocket watches with a repeater. Hammerprice: 3.000 €
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Sold 292-4050 Pocket watch: rare A. Lange & Söhne gold hunting case pocket watch with black dial, probably from the 1930s Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 88g, 14K gold, hunting case pocket watch with embossed bezel, decoration on the reverse (depicting a horse race) – presumably from 1961, as indicated by the dedication – case, movement and dial signed, precision lever movement with fine adjustment, very rare black dial, Breguet hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 2.120 €
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Sold 292-4051 Wristwatch: extremely rare Dugena ‘Skin Diver 25’ diver's watch, Ref. 2000, ca. 1960 Approx. Ø37.5mm, steel, rotating bezel, steel caseback featuring a diver and the number 2000, automatic movement, original tritium dial with distinctive luminous indexes and luminous hands, center seconds, date, stainless steel bracelet; the movement runs poorly and requires servicing/cleaning/overhaul. The watch is extremely rare and has the same appearance as the Jaquet Droz “Skin Diver 25” Ref. 2000 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/MeL), which was manufactured under the same reference number. Hammerprice: 650 €
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Sold 292-4052 Wristwatch: attractive vintage Tudor Prince with black dial, steel and gold Ca. Ø34.5mm, steel and gold, screw-down crown, screw-down Oyster case back, automatic movement calibre 2428, black dial, date and center seconds, leather strap as good as new, in working order, very good second-hand condition. Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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292-4053 Wristwatch: vintage chronograph, Omega Speedmaster Mark II, Ref. 145.014, ca. 1970 Ca. 40 x 45 mm, very solid steel case with screw-down case back, Ref. 145.014, hand-wound Calibre 861, black dial, luminous hands, in working order. now only: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4054 Wristwatch: vintage Heuer chronograph in excellent condition, presumed Ref. 3647, ca. 1960 Ca. Ø35mm, steel, screw-down case, hand-wound Valjoux 92, silvered dial with 45-minute counter, luminous hands, very good condition, in working order. Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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Sold 292-4055 Pocket watch: an exceptional, technically interesting ‘Seconde Morte’ with a pusher in the pendant, ca. 1850 Ca. Ø53.5mm, ca. 110g, silver case with gold hinges, lever movement with 2 barrels, genuine stop function for the center seconds hand and the small seconds hand via a pusher in the pendant, steel hands; it is interesting to note that it is not a ‘flashing’ quarter-second mechanism, but rather the small hand makes one complete revolution per second and, in stop mode, indicates the fraction of a second. Hammerprice: 800 €
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Sold 292-4056 Pocket watch: Technically extremely rare double-wheel Omskirk escapement, James Ryland Omskirk, c. 1793 Ca. Ø51.5mm, ca. 110g, double case in silver with matching hallmarks from 1793, extremely rare signed movement with Omskirk escapement, enamel dial, gilt hands, movement intact. The Omskirk or Debaufre escapement is extremely rare, and the double-wheel version in particular. This is a particularly early example, dating well before 1800. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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292-4057 Pocket watch: ornate verge watch with alarm and repeater, Courvoisier et Comp., c. 1800 Ca. Ø55.5mm, ca. 164g, silver, embossed bezel, engine-turned, dome with sound slits, 2 barrels for the movement and alarm, original dome, signed verge movement with alarm and repeater on bell, No. 23859, signed enamel dial, steel hands, in working order and very beautifully preserved. now only: 2.000 €
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292-4058 Pocket watch: technically interesting verge watch, self-striking and repeater, circa 1800 Ca. Ø57.5mm, ca. 141g, engine-turned silver, verge movement with hour repeater and half-hour striking mechanism, enamel dial, steel hands, good condition, in working order. Although the watch is signed ‘Breguet’, like most such watches, it does not originate from Breguet’s workshops. now only: 1.700 €
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Sold 292-4059 Pocket watch with Jacquemart figure automaton, c. 1820 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, ca. 137 g, silver case, verge escapement, quarter-hour repeater and figure automaton, two-colour enamel dial, gilt hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 2.800 €
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Sold 292-4060 Pocket watch: large skeletonised verge watch with self-striking mechanism, Vaucher à Paris, c. 1820 Approx. 58 mm in diameter, ca. 136 g, silver, verge escapement, half-hour self-striking mechanism, view of the striking mechanism from the front, enamelled dial mounting, Brechet hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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292-4061 Pocket watch: rare calendar watch with visible balance wheel and rare original magnifying key, 60 mm!, ca. 1780 Ca. Ø60mm, ca. 145g, silver, verge movement with spiral bridge, visible through a window on the back, very rare enamelled dial with gold decoration, off-centre time display, date and day of the week, Breguet hands, in working order and well preserved, very rare original key with magnifying glass for easier reading of the calendar scales. The exceptional size of 60mm is also rare! now only: 1.800 €
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Sold 292-4062 Pocket watch: very rare self-winding verge watch, Schmit, c. 1800, provenance: Sabrier Collection Approx. Ø57mm, approx. 150g, very high-quality silver case with glazed movement, No. 3809, cylinder movement with pendulum-weight winding, signed enamel dial, sun-ray hands, movement intact and very well preserved. These watches are extremely rare. The watch comes from the most significant collection of pocket watches featuring early pendulum-weight winding. Hammerprice: 2.500 €
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292-4063 Pocket watch: very rare verge watch with enamel painting, compass, mock pendulum and early seconds hand, ca. 1780 Approx. Ø56.5mm, approx. 108g, silver, glazed on both sides, verge escapement, mock pendulum on the reverse, signed and numbered enamel dial on the front, Vaucher No. 12526, very fine painting, small seconds and compass, very well preserved and in working order. now only: 2.500 €
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Sold 292-4064 Pocket watch: A rarity, an extremely large skeletonised Prague Tula verge watch with minute repeater, ca. 1820 Ca. 62 mm in diameter, ca. 162 g, extremely rare Tula silver case, verge movement with minute repeater and date, skeletonised on the display side, enamelled numeral ring, distinctive steel hands, signed J. Rejha Praha, movement intact, cleaning recommended, an absolute rarity. Tula-style case decoration only became ‘fashionable’ and widespread around 1900. Verge watches from around 1800 to 1820 with such cases are exceptionally rare! Hammerprice: 2.600 €
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292-4065 Pocket watch: large 4-case verge watch for the Ottoman market, Prior London 1821 Ca. Ø80mm, black shell-shaped protective case, main case in silver, triple-cased, outer case covered in tortoiseshell (minor imperfections), both inner cases in solid silver with London hallmarks 1821, verge movement No. 6166, movement signature George Clarke London, enamel dial bearing the famous dealer’s signature George Prior (with hairline cracks), gold hands, movement intact, in need of cleaning. Very rare in this size and with all 4 original cases! now only: 2.200 €
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Sold 292-4066 Pocket watch: early English cylinder watch/deck watch with center seconds, ca. 1760 Approx. 52 mm in diameter, 128 g, double case, gold-gilt silver, original signed dome by Robert Chignell, London, No. 672, exquisite cylinder movement also signed and numbered, top quality with diamond endstone, enamelled dial, gold hands, marvellous English craftsmanship, movement intact, servicing recommended. Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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Sold 292-4067 Pocket watch: early verge watch with alarm, Terrot et Thuillier, Geneva, c. 1760 Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 123g, heavy silver case with sound apertures, bell, very fine Geneva verge movement with 2 barrels and alarm on the bell, signed, No. 23308, signed enamel dial, gold hands, very good condition, in working order. Hammerprice: 2.400 €
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Sold 292-4068 Pocket watch: extremely rare double-wheel Debaufre escapement, Patry, Geneva, circa 1820 Approx. Ø48mm, ca. 84g, original silver case, case and movement share the same number 6726, one of the rarest escapements, pallet marked ‘Patent Jewelled Vertical’, large balance wheel, mainplate and dial signed M. Patry, enamel dial, gold hands, small seconds, in working order. The Debaufre escapement is a rare, historical watch escapement with deadbeat friction, invented in London in 1704 by the French watchmaker Pierre (Peter) Debaufre. It is regarded as one of the earliest modifications designed to apply the deadbeat principle to pocket watches. Due to its visual operation and regional prevalence, it is also known in the English-speaking world as the ‘Chaffcutter’, ‘Ormskirk’ or ‘Club-footed verge’. Two identical, mirror-image escape wheels are mounted offset on the same shaft. The teeth of the two wheels alternately engage with the pallet. Whilst one tooth rests on the flat underside (rest phase), the next tooth slides over the sloping surface of the pallet as it oscillates, imparting a driving impulse to the balance wheel. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 292-4069 Pocket watch: rare duplex watch for the Chinese market, 2 time zones & 2 jumping seconds, ca. 1850 Approx. Ø55.5 mm, approx. 110 g, silver, magnificently engraved, maker’s mark PM No. 1039, extremely rare calibre, possibly by Tixier, Chinese duplex escapement, 2 time zones and 2 jumping seconds, one as a small seconds hand, one as a center seconds hand, enamelled dial, steel hands, original silver key. Hammerprice: 1.800 €
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Sold 292-4070 Pocket watch: fine double-cased verge watch with repeater, Rivers & Son, successors to D. St. Leu, HM 1800 Ca. 53 mm in diameter, ca. 147 g, high-quality silver case, London hallmarks 1800, bell, original, signed dome, No. 4474, signed verge movement of the highest quality with matching number, featuring a diamond endstone, quarter repeater on the bell, enamelled dial, gold hands, movement intact, a high-quality collector’s watch. Hammerprice: 1.400 €
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Sold 292-4071 Pocket watch: extremely rare gold and enamel Breguet ‘Cabriolet’-type watch with repeater, La Croix Turin, circa 1830 Ca. Ø39mm, ca. 40g, 18K gold, elaborately enamelled, ‘Cabriolet’ à-goutte case, serial number 51496, dome signed, can be worn in two ways, cylinder escapement with repeater, engine-turned dial, gold Breguet hands, glass missing, 1 hinge sleeve in need of restoration, repeater requires servicing, the movement is intact. Despite minor flaws, this is an extremely rare collector’s watch. Breguet-style cabriolet cases in this small size are extremely rare, particularly when combined with a repeater. Hammerprice: 2.400 €
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292-4072 Pocket watch: very rare gold and enamel verge watch with pearl inlay, c. 1780 Approx. 38.5 mm in diameter, ca. 38 g, 18K gold, blue engine-turned enamel on the reverse with gold stars in two different colours, braided bezel with pearl decoration, verge movement, enamel dial, gold hands, movement intact, servicing recommended. now only: 1.900 €
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Sold 292-4073 Pocket watch: gold/enamel verge watch with exceptional pearl decoration, Gudin, Paris, c. 1780 Approx. 35 mm in diameter, approx. 30 g, 18-carat gold, case rim formed of braided strands with pearl decoration (very rare), enamelled very fine painting on the reverse, verge movement and dial signed, original enamelled dial, original hands, in very fine condition, requires cleaning. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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Sold 292-4074 Pocket watch: very fine four-colour gold and enamel verge watch, by the Royal Watchmaker Lepine, Paris, circa 1780 Approx. 41 mm in diameter, ca. 51 g, 18-carat gold, four-colour case, very fine painting on the dial, verge movement and dial bearing the signature ‘Lepine Hger du Roy Paris’, enamelled dial and original hands set with gemstones, in very fine original condition; the winding mechanism requires servicing (lock). Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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292-4075 Pocket watch: attractive gold and enamel spindle watch, Gorteau à Tours 1773–1787 Approx. 48 mm, ca. 79 g, glazed protective case, inner case in 18-carat gold, very fine painting set with gemstones on a red background (restored), painting perfectly preserved in its original state, case and movement bear the same number 4639, signed verge movement, enamelled dial with the motto ‘Ne quid nimis’ – Nothing in excess, movement intact. now only: 2.000 €
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292-4076 Pocket watch: Viennese enamelled spindle watch with 4 paintings, signed Schmit, c. 1800 Approx. Ø48mm in diameter, ca. 82g, silver, Viennese hallmarks, fully enamelled, 2 paintings on the outside and 2 on the inside, movement signed ‘Schmit Paris’, enamelled dial, Breguet hands, in working order and very well preserved. The watch is a typical Viennese enamel watch from around 1800. The Parisian signature is undoubtedly for marketing purposes, as is the case with many German and Austrian watches. There were numerous Viennese watchmakers with the surname Schmi(d)t (in various spellings). now only: 2.500 €
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Sold 292-4077 Pendant watch: gold/enamel ‘shell’-shaped watch, probably Geneva, c. 1810 Ca. 37 x 31 mm, pink gold, multi-coloured enamel, tiny verge movement with enamel dial, Breguet hands, in exceptionally good condition, with movement intact. Hammerprice: 2.500 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.900 €
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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. now only: 2.500 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 3.433 €
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Sold 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). Hammerprice: 1.700 €
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Sold 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*. Hammerprice: 2.400 €
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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. now only: 2.700 €
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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. now only: 3.000 €
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Sold 292-4086 Small collection of gold verge watchkeys, ca. 1750–1850 10 keys, the smallest key ca. 30 mm long, the largest key ca. 80 mm long, total weight ca. 35 g, various designs, varying condition, including 2 keys with a stone inlay in the handle, one of which has a telescopic function, 1 highlight: a solid English key with decorations in green gold and pink gold, as well as a very early ratchet key with raised floral motifs; the handle is set with genuine emeralds and sapphires (extremely rare). Hammerprice: 800 €
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Sold 292-4087 Watch keys: an exceptional collection of very fine verge watch keys, ca. 1700–1820 37 pieces, predominantly rarities, including many gold keys, as well as large, very rare examples; also an extremely rare golden crank key, a key with a citrine pommel and turquoise inlay, 1 key with a built-in magnifying glass, a pistol-shaped key set with carnelian, a gold lyre-shaped key with a secret compartment/poison compartment, and an extremely rare. Hammerprice: 3.700 €
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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. now only: 2.800 €
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292-4089 Pocket watch: particularly large Jacquemart figure automaton ‘Africa’, Esquivillon & Dechoudens, c. 1820 Approx. Ø58.5 mm, approx. 125 g, engine-turned silver case, signed Esquivillon & Dechoudens, signed verge movement with quarter-hour repeater and figure automaton, exceptionally rare dial featuring figures in the form of African warriors, including a pair of lions, very good condition, in working order. now only: 2.800 €
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Sold 292-4090 Watch chain seal pendant with musical movement, known as a ‘musical seal’, circa 1820 Approx. 41 mm long, ca. 19 g, 18-carat gold, the music mechanism housed in the base, activated via a small slider on the edge of the base, winding by turning the eyelet, particularly ornate design and in excellent condition. Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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Sold 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). Hammerprice: 4.200 €
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Sold 292-4092 Pocket watch: large gold Lepine with a special carillon strike, ca. 1800 Approx. 54 mm in diameter, approx. 117 g, heavy 18-carat rose gold case, No. 11237, fine verge movement with quarter-hour carillon strike in three chimes, distinctive and presumably unique silver dial depicting a hunting scene, gilt hands, in working order and very well preserved. Although the movement, case and dial are signed ‘Breguet’, this watch does not originate from Breguet’s workshops but was sold under his renowned name, as were many such watches. Hammerprice: 2.700 €
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Sold 292-4093 Pocket watch: early English double-cased verge watch, Andrew Dunlop, London (1701–1731) Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 113g, double case in silver, outer relief case with an engraved maritime scene, inner case bearing the master's mark IW, case and movement share the same number 1349, early English verge movement circa 1710, signed movement, signed original silver dial, iron hands, in very fine condition for such an early watch, in working order. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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Sold 292-4094 Pocket watch: early London paircase watch with date, Markwick London, c. 1740 Ca. Ø58mm, ca. 151g, double silver case, movement signed and numbered No. 3721, signed silver dial, date window, gold-gilt hands that are movement intact and very well preserved, by a prominent London watchmaker. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 1.400 €
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Sold 292-4096 Pocket watch: London pocket watch circa 1700 with mock pendulum, signed ‘Quare London’ Ca. 54mm in diameter, ca. 136g, case covered in stingray skin, silver, double case, inner case smooth, very early English verge movement with mock pendulum, signed ‘Quare London’, tulip-shaped pillars, very steep fusee, signed silver dial, iron hands, movement intact. Hammerprice: 2.500 €
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Sold 292-4097 Pocket watch: early London pocket watch circa 1690, Simon Decharmes Ca. 57 mm in diameter, ca. 135 g, Leton, case covered in stingray skin, interior gilted, signed, early two-hand movement with verge escapement, rare and distinctive hands, gold, signed dial, steel hands, movement intact, renowned London watchmaker of French origin, active from 1688. Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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292-4098 Pocket watch: early English pocket watch c. 1695, Thornton, London Ca. Ø60mm, ca. 155g, silver double case, early verge movement, signed Henry Thornton London (active from 1692 – maker of repute), signed silver dial, very good condition, movement intact. now only: 2.600 €
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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. now only: 1.400 €
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292-4100 Pocket watch: heavy, imposing double-cased watch for the Ottoman Empire, G. Prior London HM 1799 Approx. 62 mm in diameter, approx. 162 g, double case in silver, case and movement share the same number 44069, signed verge movement, George Prior London, signed silver dial, iron hands, movement intact, but in urgent need of cleaning. now only: 2.000 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.600 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.866 €
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Sold 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! Hammerprice: 2.400 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.800 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.600 €
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Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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