Gorini & Cie. 18 Karat Yellow Gold Keywind Pocket Watch, circa 1840s

FACTORY / HOUSE: Moricand & Degrance, Geneve STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold & Enamel CIRCA / YEAR: 1830's / 40's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 42mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key Winding / Verge Fuzee DIAL / HANDS: Breguet Engine Turned with Kiln Fired Enameled Numbers WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This beautiful hand made watch dates from the 1830's or 40's. The watch was made in Geneva, Switzerland by one of the finest team of craftsmen's in the entire country at the time. The workmanship is of the highest quality. The case work is chased and repousse...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Julien, Geneve STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1840's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 46mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key Winding / 18 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Original Hand Engraved Dial with Roman Numerals / Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This stunning antique keywinding watch is in remarkable condition. The case and dial are hand engraved at the highest level of workmanship. The unique counter poised balance is one seldom sees on a keywind watch. We have just serviced this watch and it keeps dependable time. As well as coming with a key to wind it. Imagine navigating your day with your smart phone and a watch that is 180 years old. You cannot ask for more contradiction than this. And yet, you can count on this ancient watch...

FACTORY / HOUSE: James Bonnet STYLE / REFERENCE: Hunters Case Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold CIRCA: 1850's DIMENSIONS: Diameter 44mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Winding / 15 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Kiln Fired Enamel with Roman Numerals / Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement. LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This classic hunters case pocket watch is fitted with a Swiss Bar Movement and was likely sold in England based on the name of dial. The watch comes with a key as well. In addition, you can still wear this 170 year old watch...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Penlington London STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1850's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 53mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key...

This rare 18ct yellow gold open dial pocket watch, made in London in 1881, is a remarkable antique timepiece crafted by Leon Allamand for F. Basse Adelaide. The case is stamped “18”,...

Vintage 44mm 19th Century 18kt Yellow Gold Pocket Watch, Good Working Condition, Case # 68495, Very Good Condition, White Face, Black Numerals, Second Hands, Floral Scroll Design on ...

Antique Lépine Pocket Watch in 18 Carat Gold - Enamel Dial and Roman Numerals Material: Yellow gold case, 18 carats, of a remarkable finesse and brightness. Dial: Delicate white enamel adorned with roman numerals for the hours and arabic indexes for the minutes, a classic and legible design. Needles: Pistol-style, finely crafted for a sophisticated look. Movement: High precision mechanical movement equipped with an anchor exhaust in straight line. Specifications: Breguet Spiral and 19 rubies, guaranteeing optimal performance and increased durability. Condition: Excellent antique condition with a light patina and natural wear marks consistent with its age. Additional details: Authenticity: Original components, including crown and reassembly mechanism. Style: The Lépine case is minimalist and thin, a feature that collectors love. Rarity: The 19th century Lépine watches...

18 Kt Solid Yellow Gold Lépine pocket watch Second Morte & Double Winding Barrel, Chronograph in Amazing Collectors Condition Function : Seconde Morte with Stop function which was used as chronograph seconds counter Movement : Mechanical Manual Winding with Double Barrel Winding !!!!!!!!!!! Dial : Enamel Case: 48 mm, thickness 11.5 mm Total weight: 97.2 gram / 3.430 oz / 62.5 dwt Jean-Antoine Lépine (alternatively spelled L’Pine, LePine, Lepine, L’Epine, born Jean-Antoine Depigny; 18 November 1720 – 31 May 1814) was a French watchmaker. He contributed inventions which are still used in watchmaking today and was amongst the finest French watchmakers, who were contemporary world leaders in the field.[1] Beginnings and appointment as clockmaker to the King Since his childhood the horologist showed an inclination towards mechanical, beginning his horological career and making fast progress, in particular, under the direction of Mr. Decroze, manufacturer of Saconnex watches,[2] in the suburbs of Geneva (Switzerland). He moved to Paris in 1744 when he was 24 years of age, serving as apprentice to André-Charles Caron (1698–1775), at that time clockmaker to Louis XV. In 1756 he married Caron's daughter and associated with him, under "Caron et Lépine", between 1756 and 1769.[3] Watches with a signature Caron et Lépine or equivalent are not known; apparently Lépine was independent to a certain extent. As early watches were not numbered, it is uncertain when Lépine began to sign watches with Lépine à Paris on the movement and partially L'Epine à Paris on the dial. On 12 March 1762, he became maître horloger (master horologist) and probably since that year he was teacher of Abraham-Louis Breguet, to whom he had a business relation over many years. In the Breguet archive many watches are recorded as delivered by Lépine. In 1765 or 1766 (precise date not known), he was appointed Horloger du Roi (Clockmaker to the King). In 1766 he succeeded Caron, and appeared on the list of Paris clockmakers of that year as Jean-Antoine Lépine, Hger du Roy, rue Saint Denis, Place Saint Eustache. Ten years later, in 1772, he established himself in the Place Dauphine; in 1778-1779, Quai de l’Horloge du Palais; then in the rue des Fossés Saint Germain l’Auxerrois near the Louvre in 1781; and finally at 12 Place des Victoires in 1789. In 1782, his daughter Pauline married one of his workmen, Claude-Pierre Raguet (1753–1810), with whom he formed a partnership in 1792. He was also associated for a certain period with the philosopher Voltaire, at his watch manufactory set up in 1770 at Ferney. It is not known the exact role he played in the Ferney Manufacture royale, either technical director and/or associate. However, most ebauches for his watches were made there, at least between 1778 and 1782. An unsigned memoir of 1784 reports that Lépine stayed in Ferney for 18 months and that he had watch movements made there with a value of 90,000 livres a year. As a clock and watchmaker to Louis XV, Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte, Lépine's creations were well respected and in demand.[3] 1764/65: Invention of the revolutionary Lépine calibre Lepine Caliber IIA with Quarter Repeater Complication shared with Abraham Breguet Lepine Cuvette Lepine Caliber IIA with Quarter Repeater. Also made by Lepine for Breguet watches. Around 1764/65, he devised a means of manufacturing a pocket watch that could be thinner, favouring the onward quest for further miniaturization. His radical design broke with a 300-year tradition and ushered in the age of precision timekeeping, the modern pocket...