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Watches For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Lund & Blockley. A Gold Enamel and Pearl Full Hunter Fob Watch C1880
Located in London, GB
Lund & Blockley. A Gold Enamel and Pearl Full Hunter Keyless Cylinder Fob Watch With Matching Pearl and Diamond Brooch. C1880 Dial: A beautiful white enamel dial with black Roman Nu...
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18th Century British Antique Watches

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

18th-century Lépine Verge movement key wind 18kt gold, a silver pocket watch
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Late 18th-century Lépine Verge movement key wind 18kt gold, a silver pocket watch with a case decorated with blue enamel, and a silver casket of flower bouquet, set of paste....
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1750s French Antique Watches

Materials

Gold, Silver

Allen Walker. A Rare Gold Repousse Triple Cased Verge Pocket Watch C1785
Located in London, GB
Allen Walker. A Rare Gold Repousse Triple Cased Keywind Fusee Verge Pocket Watch C1785 Dial: The beautiful perfect white enamel dial with Roman num...
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18th Century British Antique Watches

Materials

Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold

Evans Shrewsbury 1763-1856 Sterling Pair Cases Fusee Demi Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Miami, FL
A hunter pocket watch made by Rich Evans Shrewsbury and Robert Causer. Very fine half hunter pair cased pocket clock, made in Birmingham England by the sil...
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Late 18th Century English Early Victorian Antique Watches

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

22ct Gold Repousee Pair-Cased Pocket Watch Maker Thomas Rea 1769
Located in London, GB
22ct Gold Repousee Pair-Cased Pocket Watch Maker Thomas Rea 1769 The movement was made in Walton-On-Trent by Thomas Rea and the beautiful pair-case...
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1760s English Baroque Antique Watches

Materials

22k Gold

Honnore Lieutaud of Marseille Georgian 18 Karat Gold Diamond Pocket Watch
Located in Narberth, PA
A rare and exquisite mixed metals diamond pocket watch made by Honnoré Lieutaud of Marseille, France during the Georgian (ca1780) era. This vibrant 18kt gold verge quarter repeater t...
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1780s French Georgian Antique Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Rolex Stainless Steel Datejust with Rare Original Black Dial from Early 1970's
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Datejust / Reference 1601 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: Early 1970's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 43mm x Diamet...
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1770s Swiss Modern Antique Watches

F. Rotig Havre, a Rare Gold Open Face Keyless Quarter Repeating Calendar with Co
Located in London, GB
F.Rotig Havre 18Kt Rose Gold and Enamel Keyless Quarter Repeating Calendar Open face 50mm Pocket watch with Compass and Thermometer C1880. ...
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18th Century French Antique Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Rolex GMT-Master II Fat Lady Coke Black Red Creamy 16760 Steel Watch 1986
Located in Central & Western District, HK
Brand: Rolex Model: 16760 Year: 1986 Serial number: 94xxxxx Reference: C03506; C03218 Case: Show sign of wear w/ slight polishing from previous; inner case back stamped 16760 Dial: E...
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1780s Swiss Antique Watches

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Massive Full Hunter Yellow Gold Keywind Fusee Railway Timepiece Pocket Watch
Located in London, GB
A Massive 55mm Full Hunter 18kt Yellow Gold Keywind Fusee Railway Timepiece of Historical interest. Case: The front cover is beautifully engraved with a railroad locomotive with coal store and carriage attached. The rear cover has a belt and buckle motive which goes around the case. The edge of the case is engraved with flowers. The inner case has a presentation engraving to James C Robinson Springfield Illinois...
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18th Century British Antique Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

John Chance, Chepstow about 1775
Located in Sežana, SI
Extremely rare and important John Chance pocket watch, Chepstow, about 1775. The watch, of the "onion watch" type, is in exceptional conservation conditions. The dial and hands are o...
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Late 18th Century English Early Victorian Antique Watches

Materials

Silver

Jean-Antoine Lepine Rose Gold Ruby Cylinder French Pocket Watch, circa 1780
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Lepine STYLE / REFERENCE: Oversized Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Rose Gold DIMENSIONS: Diameter 59mm CIRCA: 1770 / 80's MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key Winding / Jeweled / Breguet Style Ruby Cylinder DIAL / HANDS: Original Cream Colored Enamel / Roman Numerals / Solid Gold Spade and Pointer Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement. LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT Lepine is renowned for many inventions in science and watchmaking. In addition he was Abraham Louis Breguet's teacher. Lepine had a long and personal friendship with Voltaire and many historical French and European dignitaries. George Washington ordered a watch similar to this one after he saw the one purchased by Thomas Jefferson for James Madison...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Watches

Materials

Rose Gold

Antoine Lepine Rose Gold Ruby Cylinder French Pocket Watch, circa 1780s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Lepine STYLE / REFERENCE: Oversized Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Rose Gold DIMENSIONS: Diameter 59mm CIRCA: 1770 / 80's MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key W...
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18th Century Antique Watches

Rob Crook 18 Karat Yellow Gold Open Faced Keywind Pocket Watch, circa 1845
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rob Crook STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Face / Pocket Watch Keywind METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Yellow Gold CIRCA: 1845 DIMENSIONS: Diameter 47mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key Winding / 13 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Original Enamel with Roman Numerals / Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement. LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This high grade English chain driven watch...
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Mid-18th Century Unknown Greek Revival Antique Watches

Harry Potter's Watch London 1791 Gold Repousse Verge Fusee
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Harry Potter STYLE / REFERENCE: Triple Cased Repousse Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold & Chagreen DIMENSIONS: Diameter 2...
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1790s British Antique Watches

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20th Century Swiss Artisan Watches

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Rare 18ct Gold Enamel "Special" Diamond Grade Hunter Pocket Watch Waltham, 1898
Located in London, GB
A Rare 18CT Gold Enamel Special Grade Diamond-Set Antique Hunter Pocket Watch Signed Waltham Mass Circa. 1898 - only 8 of this model type are known to exi...
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19th Century American Antique Watches

Materials

Diamond, Enamel, Gold

Rare 18ct Gold Enamel "Special" Diamond Grade Hunter Pocket Watch Waltham, 1898
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Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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1840s English Antique Watches

Materials

Gold

French 20th Century 18 Karat Yellow Gold Enamelled Pocket Watch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Watch in 18 karat yellow gold, horse head hallmark. Pocket watch, the case is round and engraved all around with floral and arabesque patterns. The back is white, the hands golden, t...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Elgin 14 Karat Multi-Color Gold 17-Jewel Antique Pocket Watch Full Hunter
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Beautiful Antique Elgin Pocket Watch w/ Ornate Cobalt Blue Hands & Dedicated Second Dial 14k Solid Gold Case w/ Beautiful Colored Engraving on Both...
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Early 20th Century American Watches

Materials

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14 Karat Gold Pocket Watch 'Removable Pendant'
Located in Coral Gables, FL
14 Karat Yellow Gold Vega Pocket Watch With Manual Wind Movement. Spring-loaded Hinge Allows For Watch To Pop Up When Opened. The Watch Runs & Keeps Accurate Time. Removable Bale All...
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1960s Vintage Watches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

Silver Enamel Scherbel St. Moritz Ladies FOB Watch
Located in Montreal, QC
White dial and gold hand-stamped 925 Swiss-made watch. With a mechanical movement and in good working order. The buckle and watch are black enamelled. In good condition, measures 2 i...
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20th Century Swiss Watches

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Rockford Yellow Gold Box Hinge Hunter Case Pocket Watch
Located in Dallas, TX
Manual winding. 14k yellow gold hunter case ornately engraved (apx. 45mm in diameter). White dial with Roman numerals; subseconds at 6 o'clock. Pre-owned with custom box, ca. late 18...
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20th Century Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Rare Vintage Ebel Gold Plated Pocket Watch
By Ebel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Vintage Ebel Gold Plated Pocket watch Material: Gold Plated Case: Diameter 36.4 mm x Thickness 9.5 mm, gold plated Dial: Goldish dial...
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1950s Artisan Vintage Watches

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Gold Plate

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18 Kt Gold E.J Dent London, Yellow Gold, Open Face Verge Pocket watch
Located in Antwerp, BE
E.J Dent London, Yellow Gold Open Face Verge Pocket watch Case: 18 Kt Solid Yellow Gold Diameter 45.5 mm, thickness 12.2 mm Total weight: 68.9 gram / 2...
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19th Century British Artisan Antique Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Hunter Pocket Watch, Elaborately Painted Enamel, The Dial Marked Omega
Located in London, GB
A very rare decorative beautiful enamel cultured seed pearl, full-faced Hunter pocket watch, with OMEGA stamped on the dial circa. 1894 -1912, probably aimed at the export market. The ingenuity of the artisan enamelers behind this lavishly decorated pocket watch is what stands out the most. The enamel seems to be painted on either side with old masters—a figure of a woman in period dress on one side and the other side with a reproduction of “An Allegory of Venus and Cupid and A Triumph of Venus” by painter Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572). The painting displays the ambivalence, eroticism, and obscure imagery that are characteristic of the Mannerist period and is exquisitely executed. When the watchmaking industry began to boom in the 19th Century, pocket watches became the must-have tool for everyday people seeking function and style. By 1894, the most discerning customers wanted to have the very best pocket watch available, and the name OMEGA was synonymous with luxury and quality. We know the dial is in the OMEGA style and not the original, but still of some beauty and age because the forerunner of OMEGA, La Generale Watch Co, was founded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 by Louis Brandt, who assembled key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen. He sold his watches from Italy to Scandinavia by way of England, his chief market. In 1894, his two sons Louis-Paul and César developed a revolutionary in-house manufacturing and total production control system that allowed component parts to be interchangeable. Watches developed with these techniques were marketed under the OMEGA brand of La Generale Watch Co. By 1903 the success of the OMEGA brand led La Generale Watch Co to spin off the OMEGA brand as its own company, and the OMEGA Watch Co was officially founded in 1903. There are also two important periods for enamel pocket watches: the first quarter of the 1600s and the two decades from 1800 to 1820. From 1800 onward, requests started coming in from China. This era saw the emergence of pocket watches and replicas made for export, some with complicated musical movements and mechanical actions whose functions were exaggerated and made visible so that buyers could marvel at their intricacy. This is an absolutely gorgeous decorative piece and is sold on its skilful enamel paintings. Enamelling is the process of decorating metallic plates in order to turn them into works of art, which takes an exorbitant amount of time to do. The pocket watch boasts an impressively large 5 cm diameter. The pale cream off-white enamel has the Swiss OMEGA symbol with Roman numerals and is signed OMEGA 1882. The circular banding design around the face of the watch is symbolic of OMEGA pocket watches of that period. The gold gilt Hunter casing is also inscribed with the OMEGA symbol. The front and back of the pocket watch are both framed with cultured seed pearl stones throughout, adding a unique touch to this lovely pocket watch. ------------------------------ Condition Report: Very Good. The enamel is intact with no signs of any deterioration. Minor scratching inside the case. 5 cm (Diameter). Our certified British Horological Institute member watchmakers inspect each watch before shipment, including final servicing, cleaning, and polishing. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Provenance: Private collection. From a well-known independent reputable antique...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Watches

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Antique Fine Silver Pocket Watch, Fob Watch
Located in NEWARK, GB
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Watches

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Neuchtel 1780 Verge & Fusee Pocket Watch with Enamel Portraits Pendant 18Kt Gold
Located in Miami, FL
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1780s Swiss Baroque Antique Watches

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22ct Gold Pair-Cased Repousse Pocket Watch, John Wyke, Watchmaker, 1753
Located in London, GB
22ct Gold Pair-cased Repousse Pocket Watch,John Wyke,Watchmaker, London Assay 1753 This watch has a verge escapement, with engraved and pierced balance cock. The embossing of the ou...
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1750s English George II Antique Watches

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22k Gold

Volta 18ct Rose Gold Full Hunter Calendar Minute Chronograph Pocket Watch
Located in London, GB
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18th Century Antique Watches

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Audemars Piguet Ultra Thin White Gold Dress Watch
Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Boca Raton, FL
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Longines Vintage Military Stainless Steel Gents 431
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM1293 Model Number: 431 Serial Number: 212** Condition: 8 - Good Condition Gender: Gents Age: 1940 Case Size: 32mm Box and Papers: Xupes Presentation Pouch Movement: Mechanic...
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Stainless Steel

Rolex Daytona Stainless Steel Gents 6263 1978
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM1308 Model Number: 6263 Serial Number: 500**** Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Gender: Gents Age: 1978 Case: 37mm Box and Papers: Box, Manuals & Service Guarantee Movement...
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1770s Unknown Antique Watches

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Stainless Steel

Antique, New and Vintage Watches

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Indeed, although exceedingly practical, the watches of today are far from bland. Bulgari’s iconic Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional watches. You’ll always know what time it is because you won’t be able to tear your eyes away from your new accessory. 

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist

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