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Place of Origin: European
Vintage 9k gold Ladies Rotary pendant watch, floral, Garnet and Pearl brooch
Located in NEWARK, GB
An unusual and pretty timepiece is what you will find with this vintage ladies 9ct gold Rotary pendant watch.
A rare design hailing from the 1960's Rotary produced a small number of...
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Mid-20th Century Retro European Pocket Watches
Materials
Garnet, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Sterling silver pocket watch, Art Deco
Located in NEWARK, GB
A handsome antique, early 20th century sterling silver pocket watch.
It has a plain silver case with no engraving or personalisation so it could be personalised if desired.
It has ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco European Pocket Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian silk albertina and gilt compass
Located in NEWARK, GB
A lovely antique Victorian era black silk ribbon fob with a gilt compass.
The long black silk fob is sleek with rich gilt end caps and a chain length suspended from the bottom.
The...
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19th Century Victorian Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Patek Philippe Savonnette Pocket Watch Triple Signed 18 Karat Yellow Gold 1891
By Patek Philippe
Located in Baltimore, MD
Patek Philippe Savonnette Pocket Watch Triple Signed 18 Karat Yellow Gold 1891
Metal: 18k yellow gold
Weight: 65.3 grams
Case: 47mm, 57mm to end of crown stem
Serial: 256368
Signed...
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1890s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18K Gold Lépine Pocket Watch
Located in Vannes, FR
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...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
RIVAL FULL CALENDAR ANTIQUE Pocket Watch MOON PHASE 1/4 REPEATER SOLID GOLD12.5K
Located in Mumbai, IN
RARE BEAUTIFUL FULL HUNTER RIVAL CALENDAR POCKET WATCH WITH 7 AWARDS
& 8 COMPLICATIONS:
1) DAY
2) DATE
3) MONTHS
4) MOONPHASE
5) CHRO...
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1890s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold
Antique Longines Swiss 14k Yellow Gold 44mm Detailed Open Face Pocket Watch
By Longines
Located in Montclair, NJ
Watchmaker: Longines
Movement: Mechanical - 17 Jewels - 3 Adjustments - Hand Wound - Swiss-Made
Case Maker: Wittnauer & Co.
Case Type: Open Face
Case Diameter; 44mm (1.7 inches)
Case...
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19th Century Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Vacheron Constantin, a Fine and Large Yellow Gold Open Face Keyless Pocket Watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Model: "Chronometre Royal"
Movement...
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1910s Art Nouveau Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage International Watch Co. 14k Yellow Gold Large Swiss Concentric Design Hu
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a large Swiss made pocket watch by International Watch Co. cased in a solid 14k yellow gold concentric designed case and features throughout beautiful patina that's inta...
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19th Century Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Schwab Loeillet. A Gold Hunter Minute Repeater Calendar Chronograph Pocket watch
Located in London, GB
Schwab Loeillet Geneva. An 18ct Gold Hunter Keyless Lever Minute Repeater Calendar Chronograph Pocket watch C1890.
Dial: The perfect white enamel dial with Arabic numerals outer mi...
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1890s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Vogt Pocket Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Early 20th century, this Swiss made manual 51mm Vogt Pocket Watch was made as an export to Germany in fourteen karat 14K yellow gold. Assembled with an engine turned hunting case #11...
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Early 20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Longines Yellow Gold Enamel Decagon Shape Open Faced Pocket Watch
By Longines
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Case number 1535971, made 1920’s
14...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Italian Made Gold Watch Brooch with Blue Enamel Accents
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Charmingly romantic, this Italian made brooch starts with a delicately tied bow crafted of fourteen karat yellow gold with a center ribbon of cobalt blue enamel. Affixed with a fancy...
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Mid-20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Verge Crown Wheel Key Winding 18K Yellow Gold Ornate Pocket Watch
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Verge Crown Wheel Key Winding 18K Yellow Gold Ornate Pocket Watch
Approx. 48 mm in diameter, 18 mm thick
Stamped SH JW with English Gold Hallmarks inside the case. Date mark of F with square box around it.
61.3 dwt / 95.4g
The verge (or crown wheel) escapement is the earliest known type of mechanical escapement, the mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'. Its origin is unknown. Verge escapements were used from the late 13th century until the mid 19th century in clocks and pocketwatches. The name verge comes from the Latin virga, meaning stick or rod.[1]
Its invention is important in the history of technology, because it made possible the development of all-mechanical clocks. This caused a shift from measuring time by continuous processes, such as the flow of liquid in water clocks...
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Mid-19th Century Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Wilson & Gill Vulcain Victorian Diamond Blue White Hand Enameled Watch Necklace
Located in Valenza, IT
One-of-a-kind Round White Diamond Royal Blue with White Details Hand Enameled Victorian Watch and Necklace. Wilson & Gill is a famous jewelry Company founded in 1892 and located in Regent Street, London: the two founders were Goldsmiths and Silversmiths and some pieces of their collections are now exposed in British Museum. This awesome piece, manufactured during late victorian age is still in excellent conditions and Vulcain watch...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
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 Baroque Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
22k Gold
LE COULTRE 1890 Baroque Miniature Pendant Watch in 18Kt Gold & Guilloche Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Miniature pendant watch designed by LeCoultre Et Co.
This is a beautiful and very fine antique pendant watch created in Switzerland by the LeCoultre et Cie, back in the 1890. The an...
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1890s Baroque Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Vacheron & Constantin. A Silver Deck Watch Retailed by Asprey C1940
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in London, GB
Vacheron & Constantin Genève. A Heavy Silver keyless Lever Open Face Deck Watch retailed by Asprey and with its Original Asprey Box, C1940s.
Dial: The Matt Silver dial signed Vache...
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1940s Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau 18k Gold Diamond Pocket Watch, Fob Watch, Escasany
Located in NEWARK, GB
A truly spectacular antique Art Nouveau era, 18kt gold and Rose cut diamond pocket watch or fob watch.
A rich 18kt gold smooth polished ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau European Pocket Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
WILIAM HUGGIN verge pocket watch, polychrome painted enamel Dial in Silver 1803
Located in Mumbai, IN
WILIAM HUGGIN verge pocket watch with polychrom painted enamel dial in silver, London Hallmark 1803, smooth sterling silver case, outer case with lateral hinge and Monogram-engraving...
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Early 1800s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Patek Philippe 18k Solid Gold Enamel Pocket Watch 44MM 1920s All Original RA530
By Patek Philippe
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless luxury, 18k solid gold Patek Philippe for COWELL & HUBBARD CO. open face pocket watch, c.1925, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gor...
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1920s Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
TEMPORA Quarter Repeater Chronograph 14k Solid Gold With 12 Award Winning
Located in Mumbai, IN
pocket watch by Tempora - Le Phare “ The master of complications in pocket watches”
Initially named after the founders, the company name was changed from Guye & Barbezat to Le Phare...
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1890s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold
Girard Perregaux Pocket Watch Elliptical Manual Wind Steel Cased Limited 1/550
By Girard Perragaux
Located in London, GB
Fork In Time is proud to offer on the 1st Dibs marketplace:
A Fine & Rare Elliptical Steel Cased
Girard Perregaux
Manual Wind
Pocket Watch.
Limited Edition - one of 550
Calib...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco European Pocket Watches
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian T-Bar Box Pocket Watch Tassel Chain
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique Victorian short T-bar box pocket watch chain set with a tassel pendant. The vest T-bar, box chain and the lovely tassel adorned with rose flowers on top are made of 14 karat gold. The box chain is also called "Venetian" chain, thanks to its origins in artisanal Venetian jewelry...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold
A. Lange & Söhne 18 Karat Gold Savonette Pocket Watch, 52mm
By A. Lange & Söhne
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant A. Lange & Söhne triple-hinged savonette pocket watch is a refined example of Glashütte’s finest watchmaking traditions. Crafted from solid 18K yellow gold, the case is ...
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20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Vacheron & Constantin. A Very Rare Aluminium Presentation Pocket Watch C1953
Located in London, GB
Vacheron & Constantin. A Very Rare and Historically Important Aluminium Presentation Pocket Watch C1953
Dial: The original elegant silver dial signed Vacheron & Constantin Geneve w...
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1950s Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Thomas Russell & Sons Pocket Watch in 18ct Yellow Gold
By Thomas Russell & Son
Located in London, GB
This pocket watch is made of 18ct Yellow Gold and has a Gold dial. It was made by Thomas Russell in England in 1878. The watch is in perfect working order. It is a very rare collecta...
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Late 20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Jaeger Le Coultre. A Rare $20 Gold Coin Watch C1971
Located in London, GB
A Rare Vintage, Jaeger Le Coultre Twenty Dollar Double Eagle Gold Coin Watch, with it's Original Box C1971.
Dial: The original condition ...
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1970s Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Clerke Royal Pocket Watch – 18K Solid Yellow Gold
Located in Berlin, BE
Clerke Royal Pocket Watch – 18K Solid Yellow Gold
This exquisite Clerke Royal pocket watch is crafted from 18K solid yellow gold and showcases exceptional craftsmanship. Manufacture...
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20th Century Aesthetic Movement European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
International Watch Co. A Rose Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1900
By IWC
Located in London, GB
International Watch Company 14ct Rose Gold Full Hunter Keyless Manual Wind Lever Movement Pocket Watch C1900's.
Dial: The Perfect rare white enamel dial with Breguet style numerals ...
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Early 1900s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 18th Century George III Verge Fusee London Pocket Watch 47mm With Case
Located in Mumbai, IN
An antique 18th Century George III pocket watch featuring a Verge escapement type and a Fusee movement. The watch has a 47mm size and comes with a case. It is a unique timepiece that...
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1810s George III Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Vacheron & Constantin. A Rare $20 Gold Double Eagle Coin Watch C1960s
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in London, GB
A Rare Vintage, Vacheron & Constantin Twenty Dollar Double Eagle Gold coin watch, C1960s.
Dial: The original condition plain champagne bl...
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20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
Swiss 1895 Red Guilloché Pendant Watch In 14Kt Gold & 3.12 Ctw Rose Cuts Diamond
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian Guilloché enameled pendant-clock.
A beautiful and finely detailed pendant-watch created in Switzerland, back in the 1895. The pendant watch has been crafted with Edward...
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Agassiz 14 Karat Yellow Gold Open Face Pocket Watch
By Agassiz
Located in Wallkill, NY
Agassiz 14k yellow gold open face pocket watch, working retailed by Theodore B. Starr, Inc. Made by AGASSIZ The dial with black Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds.
Watch measur...
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1930s Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Patek Philippe Rare Gold Quarter Repeater Half Hunter Pocket Watch C1880s
By Patek Philippe
Located in London, GB
Patek Philippe. A Rare 18ct Yellow Gold Keyless Lever Quarter Repeater Half Hunter Pocket Watch Retailed by H. Pleister 312 Regent Street London. C1880s.
Dial: The beautiful white e...
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19th Century Retro Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Rare King George VI Gold Five Pound Coin Watch C1937
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier. A Rare and Highly Important King George VI Gold Five Pound Coin Watch, C1937.
Dial: The plain silver dial signed Cartier with black Roman numerals and outer minute track with blued steel moon hands complimenting the dial beautifully.
Case: The very rare and highly important King George VI Gold Five pound coin minted in 1937, the year of his coronation. The back of the coin has Saint George fighting the dragon Symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and the victory of the Christian spirit over the forces of evil. The secret button on the side of the case presses in to reveal the watch. The watch can be tilted upwards so that it can sit on a desk.
Movement: The extra flat fully jewelled Swiss nickel finished movement signed Le Coultre Co. The movement is fully jewelled to the centre abor with compensation balance, blued steel hairspring and fast slow regulation. The winding and hand setting crown is located at the three o'clock position.
This is a very rare gold coin...
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20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 14k Gold Pendant Watch, Enamel Putti & Diamonds, Switzerland, C. 1870
Located in Chatham, CA
Antique Swiss 14K yellow gold pendant watch - elaborate double hunter case with hand tooling to the front and back - hand painted enamels of putti playin...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
UTI Paris 1930 Art-Deco Odd Shape Pocket Watch In Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Pocket watch designed by UTI Paris.
This is a very unusual pocket watch created in Paris France by the watchmakers UTI during the art-deco period, back in 1930. The case of this pen...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Le Coultre 1890 Miniature Pendant Watch Silver With 5.29 Ctw Diamonds & Rubies
Located in Miami, FL
Miniature pendant watch designed by LeCoultre Et Co.
This is a very unusual, very fine and small antique pendant watch crafted LeCoultre El Co...
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1890s Edwardian Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Movado Ermeto Triple Calendar Moonphase Travel Watch – Ref. 1250/614 M
By Movado
Located in Braintree, GB
Movado Ermeto Triple Calendar Moonphase Travel Watch – Ref. 1250/614 M
This Movado Ermeto travel or purse watch is a hallmark of 20th-century innovation, combining elegant design wi...
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Mid-20th Century European Pocket Watches
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 W...
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Late 18th Century Art Deco Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Rose Gold
Arnold & Charles Frodsham 18 Karat Gold Half-Hunter Pocket Watch, Chronograph
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare and elegant half-hunter pocket watch by Arnold & Chas. Frodsham is a true collector’s piece, crafted from solid 18K gold with a triple-hinged case. Weighing an impressive 1...
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19th Century Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Art Deco Masoniс Triangle Pyramid Gold Watch Levrette Swiss, 1920
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Art Deco Masoniс Triangle Pyramid Gold Watch Levrette Swiss, 1920
Extremely Rare Antique Masoniс Triangle Pyramid Gold Watch by Levrette Swiss. Highly collectable item, enamel dial ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold
A. Lange & Söhne 1A 18 Karat Gold Pocket Watch, "Lucia" Case, Empire Numerals
By A. Lange & Söhne
Located in Berlin, DE
This exquisite A. Lange & Söhne pocket watch embodies the pinnacle of Glashütte craftsmanship. Encased in solid 18K yellow gold with a refined “Lucia” case design, this timepiece sho...
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20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Swatch Red Knit Limited Edition For Christmas 2013
By Swatch
Located in Milano, IT
A truly beautiful special edition, it is the one with which Swatch comes to our rescue in the desperate search for what should be the perfect Christmas gift. By combining one of the ...
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2010s Modern European Pocket Watches
Antoine Lepine Rose Gold Ruby Cylinder French Pocket Watch, circa 1800s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Lepine
STYLE / REFERENCE: Oversized Open Faced Pocket Watch
METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt Rose Gold
DIMENSIONS: Diameter 59mm
CIRCA / YEAR: 1800's
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key ...
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Early 1800s Art Deco Antique European Pocket Watches
Vacheron Constantin White Gold Pocket Watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1920s Vacheron Constantin Pocket Watch, 45 M.M. x 6 M.M. thick 18k White Gold 4 piece contract for V & C case, 18 Jewel, Mechanical, Manual wind Nickle lever movement, beautifu...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, White 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 Belle Époque European Pocket Watches
Materials
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
A Gold Full Hunter Quarter Repeater Calendar Chronograph Pocket Watch C1900
Located in London, GB
An 18k Yellow Gold Full Hunter Chronograph Calendar Quarter Repeater Keyless Lever Pocket Watch, C1900's.
Dial: A white enamel dial with roman nu...
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20th Century European Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vacheron Constantin Hunter Case Pocket Watch 1 Botton Chronograph 18kt Pink Gold
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Extremely Rare & Collectors Vacheron Constantin Hunter Case Pocket Watch Chronograph 18 kt. Pink Gold
Functions : One Button Chronograph
M...
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19th Century Artisan Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
18 Kt Yellow Gold Lepine Pocket Watch, Second Morte, Double Barrel, Collector
Located in Antwerp, BE
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...
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19th Century Artisan Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Breitling Laederich Antique Pocket Watch 18k Gold Enamel
By Breitling
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazing Breitling Laederich antique pocket watch, circa late 1800s. The watch is made of 18k gold, features enamel.
The watch is cased in a ...
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1870s Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Rolex 1940s Bucherer Retailed Gold Filled Pocket Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1940s Rolex for Carl Bucherer of Switzerland Pocket Watch, 44 M.M. 3 piece Gold Filled Case, 15 Jewel Nickle Lever manual wind, mechanical movement, Gold Dial with Raised Gold Markers and a sub seconds chapter. Absolute Mint condition dial and near excellent case, this was a one owner, seldom used...
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1940s Vintage European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold-filled
14 Kt Gold Audemars Frères Genève Pocket Watch, before Audemars Piguet founded
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Antwerp, BE
14 Kt Gold Audemars Frères Genève Pocket Watch
Case: Measurements diameter 52 mm thickness 8.5 mm
Total weight: 76.4 gram / 2.695 oz / 49.1 dwt
Audemars Frères was a Swiss watch m...
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20th Century Artisan European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold
14 kt. Pink Gold chronomètre Pocket Watch Cilinder Balance Helical Hairspring
Located in Antwerp, BE
Collectors Extremely Rare 14 kt. Pink Gold Chronomètre Pocket Watch with Subsidiary Seconds & Tonneau Form Balance Spring like Deck Chronometer
Movement: DETENT CHRONOMETER w/ HELI...
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20th Century Artisan European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold
18 Kt Solid Gold Pateck Geneve Spiral Breguet Open Face Pocket Watch
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Solid Gold Pateck Geneve Spiral Breguet Open Face Pocket Watch
Dial: White Enamel dial with black Roman numerals ,2 Rose Cut Diamonds in hour & m...
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Early 20th Century Artisan European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
18 Kt Gold Hunter Pocket Watch Triple Calendar Moon Phase Chrono Minute Repeater
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Pink Gold Hunter Pocket Watch Triple Calendar / Quantieme Moon Phase Chronograph Minute Repeater
Weight : 138.1 Gram
Extremely Solid ...
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19th Century Artisan Antique European Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Pocket Watch Chain 56 Yellow Gold Purple Box, 1900
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Yellow Gold Watch Russian Chain. Created around 1900
Stamped 56 for Gold Hallmark and Cyliric F for the jeweller name. Russian Gold Watch Chain has a complete package for a gentlemen...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco European Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
