Pocket Watches

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Frame for pocket watch, Zimmerman, E.G.

Frame for pocket watch, Zimmerman, E.G. is held by Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology. Museum description: Frame for pocket watch, of bronzed cast iron. Marked in the cast: "Verlag bei E.G. Zimmerman. Hanau". The museum record gives material recorded as metal, iron; measurements weight 0.2 kg; width 1…

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French 18 Karat Gold Semi Pocket Watch Agate Fob - 19th Century

This 19th-century French pocket watch features a 34 mm round, demi-textured case crafted from 18-karat yellow, white, and rose gold, bearing case number 11513. The case is decorated with a "BAS" monogram set with 27 old-mine cut diamonds, round rubies, and sapphires. It is fitted with a 12-inch triple strand foxtail…

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French 18 Karat Yellow Gold Enamelled Pocket Watch - Circa 1900s

This antique French pocket watch, dating to the early twentieth century, is crafted in an 18-karat yellow gold round case. The exterior features floral and arabesque engravings alongside a white case back decorated with a woman's profile encircled by a border of rose-cut diamonds. The case bears a French horse head…

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French 18k Gold 3.25ctw Rose Cut Diamond Covered Pocket Watch Pendant - 1870

1870

This French pocket watch pendant, dating to 1870, is constructed from an 18k rose gold case measuring 20.32 mm in diameter. The exterior of the case, frame, and bail is pavé-set with approximately 3.25 carats of old rose-cut diamonds. The watch is stamped with two horse head hallmarks and has an overall weight of 10…

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French Art Nouveau Rose Diamond Zig Zag Enamel Pendant Lapel Pocket Watch - 1880

1880

This French Art Nouveau pendant lapel pocket watch, dating to the 1880s, is crafted in yellow gold and enamel. The case is decorated with vibrant red zig-zag guilloché enamel radiating outwards in a sun ray motif, set with a hand-cut rose-cut diamond and ruby. Measuring 35 mm in height by 30 mm in width, the case is…

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French Blue Enamel Diamond Pendant Watch - 1880s

This French open face pendant watch from the 1880s features a round gold case embellished with blue enamel, a single pearl, and old mine cut rough diamonds. The back of the watch is engraved with the inscription "FAH from JHW Oct. 10th 1883." Overall, the pendant measures 1.13 inches in width and 3.25 inches in leng…

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French Key Wind Gold Pocket Watch

circa 1780

18-carat gold case ‘En-Deux-Couleurs’ (tested) featuring a relief scene of a young Bacchus on a wine barrel. Case interior marked GH and with engraved numbers. White enamel dial (later added, minor chip) with Roman numerals and decorated hands. Gold-plated spindle movement with a silver regulating disc, signed ‘Marc…

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French Rose Gold Verge Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch Painted Enamel Dial - 19th Century

This 19th-century French open face pocket watch measures 55 mm in diameter and is cased in 18-karat rose gold. The exterior of the case features engine turning with a vacant central cartouche on the rear, which opens to reveal an internal gilt metal duster cover. The dial is made of enamel with Arabic numeral chapte…

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French Victorian Yellow Gold Locket Watch - 1850

1850

This French 18-karat yellow gold locket watch dates to circa 1850 and was made by Boudin Frères. Designed with opening front and back covers that function as a locket, the case features a small gemstone set into the pendant to indicate the position of the dial. The piece measures approximately 47.76 mm in length inc…

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Frodsham 18ct Lever Minute Repeater Pocket Watch - 20th Century

This English pocket watch by Charles Frodsham is an 18ct yellow gold half hunter keyless lever minute repeater dating to 1901. Measuring 50 mm in diameter, the round case features an enamel Roman numeral chapter ring on the front cover, a plain back, a plain inner cuvette, and a repeater slide at the side. The white…

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Gentleman's watch of gilded silver

c. 1800

Gentleman's watch of gilded silver with a small white-enamelled dial on a blue-enamelled ground. The back cover is provided with an engraved coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15031; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique gild, engraving; me…

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Gentleman's watch of gold

c. 1850

Gentleman's watch of gold, with a four-colour gold ('en quatre couleurs') dial. Around the dial a border set with stones. The case back is engine-turned. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15037; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique engine turning; measurements diameter 4.3…

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Gentleman's watch of silver

c. 1400 - c. 1950

Gentleman's watch, repeating watch, of silver with an undecorated double case. On the dial, a roundel with an enamelled scene representing a boy and a girl at a spring. With key. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15022; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 6 cm.

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Gentleman's watch of silver with the letters J.v.D. in cartouche

c. 1913

Gentleman's watch of silver. The outside of the case back is decorated with engine-turning around a cartouche of leaves. In the cartouche the letters J.v.D. are engraved. With chain. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1969-11; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diamet…

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George Graham gold quarter dumb repeating verge pocket watch

This gold quarter dumb repeating pocket watch is marked as made by George Graham, London, though it is noted as probably a forgery. The watch features a gold case with a dome glass, a stirrup bow, an enamel dial, and beetle and poker hands. The movement is fitted with a verge escapement, a fusee pivoted through the…

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GEORGE IV 18CT GOLD VERGE POCKET WATCH

1827

A GEORGE IV 18CT GOLD VERGE POCKET WATCHJOHN BUTT, LONDON 1827The frosted gilt full-plate single fusee movement with four columnar pillars pinned through the backplate and verge escapement regulated by flat-rimmed sprung steel three-arm balance with faceted diamond endstone and regulation via an arm reading against…

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Georges Frédéric Roskopf 'La Prolétaire' pocket watch, circa 1870

circa 1870

"La Prolétaire" is a pocket watch from the first series produced around 1870 by Georges Frédéric Roskopf (G. F. Roskopf) in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The watch features a German silver (Neusilber) case measuring 8.20 cm in height, 5.40 cm in diameter, and 2.20 cm in depth. It is preserved in the Deutsches Uhrenmuseum.

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Georgian Rose cut Diamond 20 Kt gold Abraham Colomby - Circa 1760

1760

This pocket watch, dating to circa 1760, features a two-part construction with an outer protective case of 20 Kt yellow gold and silver. The front bezel and the case release are set with rose-cut diamonds, while the reverse is decorated with an enamel portrait of a lady surrounded by additional rose-cut diamonds, to…

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Gerald Genta Octagonal pocket watch

Circa 1980s

Produced around 1990, this exceptional Gérald Genta pocket watch perfectly illustrates the designer's ability to combine high complications with bold aesthetics. Housed in an elegant octagonal 18K yellow gold case with stepped bezel, the watch seamlessly blends Gérald Genta's unmistakable architectural design langua…

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Girard-Perregaux rose gold pocket chronometer with tourbillon, circa 1860

circa 1860

A rose gold pocket chronometer signed "Girard-Perregaux", dating to circa 1860. The case is engraved with the monogram "JJG", and the dial is made of white enamel. The movement is fitted with three nickel-plated parallel bridges and a tourbillon escapement. This watch won a first-class prize at the Neuchâtel Observ…

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Gold Filled Elgin National Watch Co. Pocket Watch - 1925

1925

This open-face pocket watch by Elgin, dated to 1925, is housed in a 10-carat gold-plated case measuring approximately 49 mm in diameter and 14 mm in thickness, including the crystal. The case is constructed with a screw back and is decorated with an Art Deco pattern. The porcelain enamel ivory dial features bold Ar…

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Gold hunter case pocket watch presented to Surgeon Major Dawson

This gold hunter case pocket watch is accompanied by a key and features a monogram on the exterior of the case. The inner dome of the case back is inscribed: "Presented to Surgeon Major Dawson by the N.C.O's and men of 7th N.Z Contingent as a token of their appreciation of his services in the field S.A. War 26.6.02…

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Gold pocket watch "Echappement à Cylindre, quatre rubis N 35717"

Gold pocket watch "Echappement à Cylindre, quatre rubis N 35717" is held by Sörmland Museum (Sweden). Description supplied by the holding institution: Small pocket watch of gold, four cm in diameter. Enameled white dial with Roman numerals and simple slender hands. The back decorated with a coat of arms surrounded b…

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Gold pocket watch by Christian Heinrich Hähnel and Michael Drexel

1730-1740

This object is an eighteenth-century gold watch made in Germany between 1730 and 1740. It features chased gold workmanship and is fitted with a pair case. The case includes an ornate suspension loop and stem at the top, along with a decorated bezel framing a circular dial. The watch movement is signed "Chri. Heinri…

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Gold Pocket Watch R. Stewart Pocket Watch - 1860

1860

This is an open-face pocket watch manufactured circa 1860 by R. Stewart in Glasgow, Scotland. The gold case measures 43 mm in diameter, weighs 112.2 grams, and is embellished with ruby stones. Its external lid is decorated with floral engravings and vegetation motifs, while the internal lid is plain. The case featur…

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Gold quarter repeating hunting case pocket watch, 1893

1893

This hunting case pocket watch features an 18-carat gold case with a flat glass cover. The exterior of the case is undecorated, while the inside is hallmarked. The white enamel dial is fitted with blue hour, minute, and second hands, and includes a one-minute subsidiary dial positioned at 6 o'clock. The watch is po…

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Gold repoussé pair case verge pocket watch

This object is a pair case verge pocket watch featuring an enamel dial with gold beetle and poker hands. The inner case has a gilt stirrup bow, while the outer case is decorated with fine gold repoussé work depicting two soldiers, a woman, and a horse. The movement has a verge escapement, pierced cock, foot and ind…

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Gold Savonette pocket watch

circa 1890

A GOLD SAVONETTE POCKET WATCH probably Swiss, circa 1890 D. 5,2 cm 14kt yellow gold three-cover case (tested, not marked). Case number 25881 2040. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic minute track and small second. Nickel-plated movement with lever escapement, balance wheel with compensation screws, Breguet…

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Gold watch with chased dial

c. 1750 - c. 1800

Gold watch with a chased dial. The case is embossed with a scene of a man kneeling before a woman. Suspended from chatelaine BK-NM-12830-B. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12830-A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique ciselure; measurements diameter 4 cm x height 6.3 c…

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Gold watch, c. 1740 - c. 1860

c. 1740 - c. 1860

Gold watch with enamelled dial. In the outer case is a repoussé scene of a warrior with a shield before a woman on a throne. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12829; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 3.4 cm x diameter 4.1 cm x height 5.2 cm x depth 1.8 cm.

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Gold watch, c. 1750 - c. 1800

c. 1750 - c. 1800

Gold watch, with white enamelled dial. The back cover has chased decoration à quatre couleurs and a scene in multicoloured enamel of two cupids with a flower basket. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12850; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.4 cm x height…

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Gold watch, c. 1755

c. 1755

The case is decorated with a flower wreath of gold in three colors and set with small diamonds. The watch includes a gold chatelaine (BK-NM-11238-2). The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11238-1; its record gives material recorded as diamond (mineral), gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.5 cm.

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Gold watch, c. 1760 - c. 1779

c. 1760 - c. 1779

Gold repeating watch with enamelled dial. Repoussé scene in the outer case depicting Hercules with two goddesses. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12826; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.9 cm x height 6.7 cm x depth 2.6 cm.

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Gold watch, c. 1800

c. 1800

Gold watch with white enamelled dial. The dodecagonal case is enamelled in grisaille, with a shepherdess with two sheep by a vase. Signed: "Breguet à Paris", but probably a contemporary Swiss forgery. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12856; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); me…

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Gold-mounted rock-crystal watch, mid-18th century

mid-18th century

This gold-mounted rock-crystal watch dates to the mid-eighteenth century. Its case was probably produced in Germany, while the movement was probably manufactured in Switzerland. The piece measures 4.2 cm (1 11/16 in.) in diameter. It is housed in the Taft Museum of Art as part of the Taft collection, accessioned un…

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Gorini & Cie. 18 Karat Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - Circa 1840s

This French pocket watch by Gorini & Cie. of Paris is crafted in a Baroque style and dates to the mid-19th century, cited between the 1840s and 1850s. The watch is housed in an 18-karat yellow gold case that features hand-engraved ornamentation across the metal. The front presents an enamel dial configured with kil…

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Gruen Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Pocket Watch with Original Stern Dial - 1920”s

1920

This Art Deco pocket watch by the Gruen Watch Company dates from the 1920s and originates from Switzerland. It features a distinctive pentagonal yellow gold filled case, designed to sit upright in a waistcoat pocket. The handcrafted case is decorated with enamelling and hand-engraving, and bears the engraved initial…

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Gubelin 14Kt. Multi Coloured Art Deco Ladies Pendant Watch by Movado - Circa 1930”s

1930

Dating to the 1930s, this Swiss Art Deco ladies' pendant watch was created by Movado for Gübelin under reference number 42143. Cased in solid 14-karat three-colored gold, the timepiece is designed with a chatelaine attachment. The dimensions of the piece measure 48 mm in length and 32 mm in diameter. The watch feat…

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H. Ester oval steel pocket watch, circa 1630

circa 1630

This oval, spherical pocket watch dating to circa 1630 features a steel case with an upward-opening lid that is blued on the interior, fastened with a top hinge and a bottom spring catch. The top is fitted with a spherical steel ring carrying a brass ring, and the back features an aperture for the winding arbor prot…

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Hamilton 4992B Navigator's Watch open-face pocket watch, 1942

1942

This is an open-face Hamilton 4992B "Navigator's Watch" pocket watch dating to 1942, featuring 22 jewels and a central seconds hand. The 4992B model was used by aviators to aid in navigation. The watch is housed in a silver case and fitted with a 24-hour dial displaying Arabic numerals. The back of the case bears m…

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Hamilton Hunter 14k Yellow Gold Pocket Watch - 1886

1886

This Hamilton 993 hunter pocket watch dates to 1886 and features a 16-size, 51 mm 14k yellow gold case manufactured by Dueber. The exterior of the case is decorated with an etched garden motif and contains a presentation engraving dating to 1886. The watch is fitted with a triple sunk white dial displaying Arabic nu…

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Hamilton Model 22 U.S. Navy Marine Chronometer Watch in Two-Part Mahogany Case

movement 1942 / case 1943

This Hamilton Model 22 marine chronometer is a highly precise timepiece manufactured for the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. The watch features a 21-jewel caliber 22 movement, adjusted to temperature and six positions for navigation accuracy. The ivory-colored dial displays bold Arabic numerals, a fine minute…

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Hamilton Steel Military Timer Pocket Watch - Circa 1940’s

1940

The Hamilton military timer is an open-faced pocket watch produced in the United States during the 1940s. The watch is constructed with a stainless steel case that bears military markings on its case back. The timepiece is configured in an open-faced military timer design and is accompanied by a matching pocket watc…

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Hamilton Yellow Gold Filled Enamel Dial Railway Pocket Watch - 1917

1917

This railway pocket watch was produced by Hamilton in 1917. It features a yellow gold-filled case and an enamel dial. The timepiece was manufactured by the Hamilton Watch Company, an enterprise founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1892 to supply watches for the railroad industry and the United States military. Dat…

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Henri Beguelin 18Kt. Solid Gold High Grade Swiss Pocket Watch - Circa 1840

1840

Dating to circa 1840, this Swiss open-faced pocket watch was manufactured by Henri Beguelin. The watch features a handmade case constructed from 18-karat solid yellow gold and decorated with Breguet engine turning. Its dial is made from solid gold and displays applied Roman numeral hour markers, indicated by blued s…

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Henry Capt 18k gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch, c. 1890

Circa 1890

This 18k gold keyless wind full hunter pocket watch by Henry Capt, Genève, dates to approximately 1890. The timepiece measures 51mm in diameter and features a hinged engine-turned case, which displays a monogram with the initials 'JBK' on the front cover. Its white dial is marked with black Roman numerals and a blac…

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Henry Capt Yellow Gold Chronoautomatic Pocket Watch - 19th Century

This 19th-century pocket watch from Switzerland was produced by the maker Henry Capt. It is housed in a solid 18k yellow gold full hunter case. The watch has an overall diameter of 48 millimeters and a total weight of 87.2 grams. The pocket watch is fitted with a Chronoautomatic automatic movement that incorporates…

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Honnore Lieutaud of Marseille Georgian 18 Karat Gold Diamond Pocket Watch - Circa 1780

1780

This pocket watch, dating to circa 1780, features an 18-karat multicolored gold case incorporating rose, yellow, and green gold alongside sterling silver accents. The exterior is decorated with an urn motif, etched rays, and garlands, and it includes a diamond that functions as an opening button for the crystal cove…