Shop by Maker: Prestige Names

Shop by Maker: Prestige Names

Pocket watches by the houses that define the field: Patek Philippe, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, Rolex, Cartier and their peers. Each piece is researched in depth, documented where records survive, and described exactly as it is.
36 pieces
Extra-Flat in 18ct Gold, Eight Adjustments, c.1925Extra-Flat in 18ct Gold, Eight Adjustments, c.1925
Cartier

Extra-Flat in 18ct Gold, Eight Adjustments, c.1925

Price on Request 47 mm Solid Gold

A Cartier dress watch of the mid 1920s in 18ct yellow gold, signed by the European Watch & Clock Co. on movement...

Bell-Struck Quarter Repeater in Later Dutch Silver, c.1710Bell-Struck Quarter Repeater in Later Dutch Silver, c.1710
Fromanteel & Clarke

Bell-Struck Quarter Repeater in Later Dutch Silver, c.1710

Price on Request 61 mm Sterling Silver

A quarter-repeating verge watch that strikes the hours and quarters on a bell, signed Fromanteel & Clarke, the Anglo-Dutch house descended from...

Gold and Enamel Verge with Split Pearl Border, c.1790-1800Gold and Enamel Verge with Split Pearl Border, c.1790-1800
Berthoud, Paris

Gold and Enamel Verge with Split Pearl Border, c.1790-1800

€9.850 53 mm Solid Gold

A gold and enamel verge from the house of the King's clockmaker, signed Berthoud à Paris. On its back, an offering at...

Presentation Hunter in 14ct Gold, Cypher of Carol I, c.1900Presentation Hunter in 14ct Gold, Cypher of Carol I, c.1900
Golay Fils & Stahl

Presentation Hunter in 14ct Gold, Cypher of Carol I, c.1900

Price on Request 49 mm Solid Gold

A royal presentation hunter in solid 14ct gold, its lid enamelled with the crowned cypher of King Carol I of Romania, by...

Reference 600 in 18ct Gold, Triple-Signed, c.1950Reference 600 in 18ct Gold, Triple-Signed, c.1950
Patek Philippe

Reference 600 in 18ct Gold, Triple-Signed, c.1950

€13.000 42 mm Solid Gold

A Patek Philippe reference 600 in solid 18ct gold, signed three times over: on the dial, across the movement and inside the...

Five-Sided 'Tombstone' Case in 18ct Gold, Touchon Extra, c.1922Five-Sided 'Tombstone' Case in 18ct Gold, Touchon Extra, c.1922
Bailey Banks & Biddle Co.

Five-Sided 'Tombstone' Case in 18ct Gold, Touchon Extra, c.1922

€9.000 44 mm Solid Gold

A five-sided Art Deco dress watch in solid 18ct gold, built at the top of the American trade: the case by Wittnauer...

Open Face in 18ct Gold, Hand-Engraved Floral Case, c.1888-1890Open Face in 18ct Gold, Hand-Engraved Floral Case, c.1888-1890
Patek Philippe

Open Face in 18ct Gold, Hand-Engraved Floral Case, c.1888-1890

€10.500 49 mm Solid Gold

A triple-signed Patek Philippe from the heart of the Belle Epoque: dial, movement, and factory-engraved cuvette all carry the house signature and...

Open Face in 18ct Gold, Henri Stern Import, c.1937Open Face in 18ct Gold, Henri Stern Import, c.1937
Patek Philippe

Open Face in 18ct Gold, Henri Stern Import, c.1937

€13.000 44 mm Solid Gold

A 1937 Patek Philippe in 18-carat gold, its original enamel dial carrying Breguet numerals that have each toned to their own colour,...

Open Face in 18ct Two-Tone Gold, Brock & Company, c.1931Open Face in 18ct Two-Tone Gold, Brock & Company, c.1931
Patek Philippe

Open Face in 18ct Two-Tone Gold, Brock & Company, c.1931

€17.000 44 mm Solid Gold

An 18ct two-tone Patek Philippe, white gold body set in a yellow gold bezel ring, with the Brock and Company Los Angeles...

Self-Winding Perpétuelle, Platinum Weight, c.1930Self-Winding Perpétuelle, Platinum Weight, c.1930
Breguet

Self-Winding Perpétuelle, Platinum Weight, c.1930

Sold 48 mm Solid Gold

The self-winding watch Breguet invented in the 1780s, built again by the house itself a century and a half later. An 18ct...

18ct Gold Column Wheel Chronograph, Named, January 191318ct Gold Column Wheel Chronograph, Named, January 1913
Patek Philippe

18ct Gold Column Wheel Chronograph, Named, January 1913

€24.000 49 mm Solid Gold

A column wheel chronograph by Patek, Philippe & Cie in 18 carat gold, inscribed and presented to a named recipient on the...

Open Face in Platinum, Calibré Sapphire Border, Geneva Seal, c.1929Open Face in Platinum, Calibré Sapphire Border, Geneva Seal, c.1929
Niton

Open Face in Platinum, Calibré Sapphire Border, Geneva Seal, c.1929

€15.000 41 mm Platinum

From the workshops of Niton, Geneva craftsmen whose movements were commissioned by Patek Philippe and Cartier, a dress watch in platinum with...

Prince Imperial, 31 Victoires de Haute Precision, c.1930Prince Imperial, 31 Victoires de Haute Precision, c.1930
Rolex

Prince Imperial, 31 Victoires de Haute Precision, c.1930

€12.500 43 mm Stainless steel

A Rolex Prince Imperial in stainless steel, its caseback factory-engraved 31 Victoires de Haute Précision, Genève Suisse: the observatory record Rolex had...

Open Face in Stainless Steel, Guilloché Sub-Seconds, c.1933Open Face in Stainless Steel, Guilloché Sub-Seconds, c.1933
Vacheron & Constantin

Open Face in Stainless Steel, Guilloché Sub-Seconds, c.1933

€8.500 47 mm Stainless steel

A Vacheron & Constantin in stainless steel from 1933, at a time when the house made almost everything in gold or silver....

18ct Gold Open Face, Triple-Signed Throughout, c.194518ct Gold Open Face, Triple-Signed Throughout, c.1945
Vacheron & Constantin

18ct Gold Open Face, Triple-Signed Throughout, c.1945

€9.500 47 mm Solid Gold

Geneva's oldest great house, signed three times over on the dial, the movement and the case back: an 18k gold Vacheron &...

Geneva-Sealed 18ct Gold, Adjusted to Five Positions, c.1960Geneva-Sealed 18ct Gold, Adjusted to Five Positions, c.1960
Patek Philippe

Geneva-Sealed 18ct Gold, Adjusted to Five Positions, c.1960

€11.000 42 mm Solid Gold

A Patek Philippe open face in 18ct yellow gold with the Geneva Seal: caliber 17-140 confirmed on the movement plate, regulated to...

Column-Wheel Chronograph, Tachymetre and Telemetre, c.1940Column-Wheel Chronograph, Tachymetre and Telemetre, c.1940
Ulysse Nardin

Column-Wheel Chronograph, Tachymetre and Telemetre, c.1940

€4.000 41 mm Nickel

Ulysse Nardin is one of the most decorated names in precision watchmaking, and here is its chronograph in miniature: a patented column-wheel...

Chronomètre Royal, 18ct Gold with a Sunburst Caseback, c.1913Chronomètre Royal, 18ct Gold with a Sunburst Caseback, c.1913
Vacheron & Constantin

Chronomètre Royal, 18ct Gold with a Sunburst Caseback, c.1913

€8.500 56 mm Solid Gold

Vacheron & Constantin's observatory-grade precision watch: a large Chronomètre Royal in solid 18ct gold, entirely original, its caseback never once engraved. A...

N° 2961, 18ct Gold Lépine with a Hand-Engraved Cipher Back, c.1895N° 2961, 18ct Gold Lépine with a Hand-Engraved Cipher Back, c.1895
Breguet

N° 2961, 18ct Gold Lépine with a Hand-Engraved Cipher Back, c.1895

Price on Request 49 mm Solid Gold

A solid 18ct gold Breguet Lépine from the maison's Paris workshop. Pristine white enamel dial, blued pomme hands, and a hand-engraved cipher...

Bark-Finish Brooch Watch, Applied Calatrava Cross, c.1970Bark-Finish Brooch Watch, Applied Calatrava Cross, c.1970
Patek Philippe

Bark-Finish Brooch Watch, Applied Calatrava Cross, c.1970

€4.850 18 mm Solid Gold

A Patek Philippe you wear on the lapel, not the wrist. Square white gold with the Calatrava cross set into its flank...

Full Hunter in 18ct Gold, Champagne Dial, Boxed, 1976Full Hunter in 18ct Gold, Champagne Dial, Boxed, 1976
Jaeger-LeCoultre

Full Hunter in 18ct Gold, Champagne Dial, Boxed, 1976

€4.800 42 mm Solid Gold

Solid 18ct gold from the maker the trade calls the watchmaker's watchmaker, still in the box it left the shop in. A...

White Enamel Breguet Dial in Solid 18ct Gold, c.1913White Enamel Breguet Dial in Solid 18ct Gold, c.1913
Vacheron & Constantin

White Enamel Breguet Dial in Solid 18ct Gold, c.1913

€6.500 49 mm Solid Gold

A genuine Vacheron & Constantin in solid 18ct gold, triple-signed and in perfect running order. White enamel dial, Breguet numerals, c.1913. A...

Solid Onyx Dress Watch, Diamond-Set Caseback, c.1925Solid Onyx Dress Watch, Diamond-Set Caseback, c.1925
Cartier

Solid Onyx Dress Watch, Diamond-Set Caseback, c.1925

€45.000 48 mm

A disc of solid black onyx with a full one-carat old-cut diamond set into its back and Cartier's name across a silvered...

Bovet Fleurier Chinese Market Pocket Watch, Sterling Silver, c.1850Bovet Fleurier Chinese Market Pocket Watch, Sterling Silver, c.1850
Bovet

Fleurier Chinese Market Pocket Watch, Sterling Silver, c.1850

Sold 55 mm Sterling Silver

The maker whose name became the word for watch in southern China. A sterling silver Bovet Fleurier built for the Canton trade,...

No. 1852, Confirmed by Breguet's Archive Records, 1914No. 1852, Confirmed by Breguet's Archive Records, 1914
Breguet

No. 1852, Confirmed by Breguet's Archive Records, 1914

€12.500 27 mm Solid Gold

A genuine Breguet pendant watch of 1914, its 18ct gold case worked in royal-blue guilloche enamel and centred with a rose-cut diamond...

Retailed by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Crested, c.1914Retailed by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Crested, c.1914
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève

Retailed by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Crested, c.1914

€7.000 47 mm Solid Gold

A genuine Patek Philippe pocket watch of around 1914, retailed by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company of Regent Street, its case back...

The 'Envelope' in 18k Woven Gold, Ref. 9513, c.1965The 'Envelope' in 18k Woven Gold, Ref. 9513, c.1965
Piaget

The 'Envelope' in 18k Woven Gold, Ref. 9513, c.1965

€14.000 43 × 31 mm Solid Gold

Push the centre of the woven gold flap and a Piaget watch rises to meet you. Solid 18k gold, a blue sapphire...

18k Gold Open-Face, an Amsterdam Family Gift, 193718k Gold Open-Face, an Amsterdam Family Gift, 1937
Longines

18k Gold Open-Face, an Amsterdam Family Gift, 1937

€5.000 44 mm Solid Gold

An 18k gold Longines pocket watch given as a family gift in Amsterdam in 1937, complete with its original box, certificate, and...

18ct Gold, a Full Baguette Ruby Border, c.192518ct Gold, a Full Baguette Ruby Border, c.1925
Cartier

18ct Gold, a Full Baguette Ruby Border, c.1925

Sold 31 mm Solid Gold

A signed Cartier dress pocket watch in solid 18k gold, ringed with a full baguette ruby border. Jewellery-grade Cartier from the height...

Platinum, Original Factory Diamond-Set Dial, c.1937Platinum, Original Factory Diamond-Set Dial, c.1937
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève

Platinum, Original Factory Diamond-Set Dial, c.1937

€26.000 44 mm Platinum

A solid platinum Patek Philippe with an original factory diamond-set dial, the most luxurious specification the house built into a pocket watch....

Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Class at Neuchâtel, 1943Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Class at Neuchâtel, 1943
Ulysse Nardin

Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Class at Neuchâtel, 1943

Price on Request 65 mm Stainless steel

A documented First-Class observatory chronometer from the 1943 Neuchatel trials, cased as a split-seconds chronograph and complete with its original box and...

Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Prize at Neuchâtel, 1933Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Prize at Neuchâtel, 1933
Ulysse Nardin

Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Prize at Neuchâtel, 1933

€13.500 66 mm Stainless steel

A working split-seconds chronograph that competed at the Neuchatel Observatory and won a First Prize chronometer bulletin in 1933. Documented, and complete...

Split-Seconds Chronometer in Rare Stainless Steel, 1953Split-Seconds Chronometer in Rare Stainless Steel, 1953
Ulysse Nardin

Split-Seconds Chronometer in Rare Stainless Steel, 1953

€18.500 65 mm Stainless steel

A documented Neuchâtel Observatory split-seconds chronometer by Ulysse Nardin, cased in rare stainless steel. One of the hardest complications in watchmaking, offered...

Silver Split-Seconds Chronometer, Neuchâtel Trials, 1937Silver Split-Seconds Chronometer, Neuchâtel Trials, 1937
Ulysse Nardin

Silver Split-Seconds Chronometer, Neuchâtel Trials, 1937

€13.000 55 mm Sterling Silver

A documented 1937 Neuchatel Observatory competition watch: a sterling silver Ulysse Nardin split-seconds chronograph with a Guillaume balance, still running and splitting...

'7 World's Records', a Sheffield Presentation, 1928'7 World's Records', a Sheffield Presentation, 1928
Rolex

'7 World's Records', a Sheffield Presentation, 1928

€1.195 45 mm Gold-Filled

A genuine 1920s Rolex pocket watch, fully original and still running well, carrying a dated 1928 presentation from the office staff of...

Sprint Multi-Sport Referee Stopwatch, Red Sector Dial, c.1967Sprint Multi-Sport Referee Stopwatch, Red Sector Dial, c.1967
Breitling

Sprint Multi-Sport Referee Stopwatch, Red Sector Dial, c.1967

€420 55 mm Nickel

A genuine piece of sporting history. The Breitling Geneve Sprint referee stopwatch carries the bold red sector dial and sport icons that...

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