Timepieces
Timepieces
Self-Winding Perpétuelle, Platinum Weight, c.1930
The self-winding watch Breguet invented in the 1780s, built again by the house itself a century and a half later. An 18ct...
Solid Onyx Dress Watch, Diamond-Set Caseback, c.1925
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...
Platinum, Original Factory Diamond-Set Dial, c.1937
A solid platinum Patek Philippe with an original factory diamond-set dial, the most luxurious specification the house built into a pocket watch....
Column-Wheel Chronograph with Patented Anti-Magnetic Screen, 1913
A factory-documented 1913 chronograph by the finest French house of its day, protected by Leroy's own patented anti-magnetic screen. Sold new to...
Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Prize at Neuchâtel, 1933
A working split-seconds chronograph that competed at the Neuchatel Observatory and won a First Prize chronometer bulletin in 1933. Documented, and complete...
18ct Gold Column Wheel Chronograph, Named, January 1913
A column wheel chronograph by Patek, Philippe & Cie in 18 carat gold, inscribed and presented to a named recipient on the...
No. 1852, Confirmed by Breguet's Archive Records, 1914
A genuine Breguet pendant watch of 1914, its 18ct gold case worked in royal-blue guilloche enamel and centred with a rose-cut diamond...
Open Face in 18ct Gold, Henri Stern Import, c.1937
A 1937 Patek Philippe in 18-carat gold, its original enamel dial carrying Breguet numerals that have each toned to their own colour,...
Reference 600 in 18ct Gold, Triple-Signed, c.1950
A Patek Philippe reference 600 in solid 18ct gold, signed three times over: on the dial, across the movement and inside the...
Open Face in 18ct Two-Tone Gold, Brock & Company, c.1931
An 18ct two-tone Patek Philippe, white gold body set in a yellow gold bezel ring, with the Brock and Company Los Angeles...
18ct Gold, a Full Baguette Ruby Border, c.1925
A signed Cartier dress pocket watch in solid 18k gold, ringed with a full baguette ruby border. Jewellery-grade Cartier from the height...
Extra-Flat in 18ct Gold, Eight Adjustments, c.1925
A Cartier dress watch of the mid 1920s in 18ct yellow gold, signed by the European Watch & Clock Co. on movement...
Prince Imperial, 31 Victoires de Haute Precision, c.1930
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 Platinum, Calibré Sapphire Border, Geneva Seal, c.1929
From the workshops of Niton, Geneva craftsmen whose movements were commissioned by Patek Philippe and Cartier, a dress watch in platinum with...
N° 2961, 18ct Gold Lépine with a Hand-Engraved Cipher Back, c.1895
A solid 18ct gold Breguet Lépine from the maison's Paris workshop. Pristine white enamel dial, blued pomme hands, and a hand-engraved cipher...
Stern Frères Mother of Pearl Dial, Sapphire Bezel, c.1928
A Movado dressed as a jewel: 18K white gold with a full calibré-cut sapphire bezel, a mother of pearl dial ordered from...
Split-Seconds Chronometer in Rare Stainless Steel, 1953
A documented Neuchâtel Observatory split-seconds chronometer by Ulysse Nardin, cased in rare stainless steel. One of the hardest complications in watchmaking, offered...
The 'Envelope' in 18k Woven Gold, Ref. 9513, c.1965
Push the centre of the woven gold flap and a Piaget watch rises to meet you. Solid 18k gold, a blue sapphire...
18k Gold Quarter-Repeater from The Hague, c.1838-1860s
A substantial French 18 karat gold hunter pocket watch that genuinely works as a quarter repeater, striking the hours and quarters on...
Bell-Struck Quarter Repeater in Later Dutch Silver, c.1710
A quarter-repeating verge watch that strikes the hours and quarters on a bell, signed Fromanteel & Clarke, the Anglo-Dutch house descended from...
Split-Seconds Chronograph, First Class at Besançon, 1922
A silver split-seconds chronograph by Zenith, timed and certified as a First-Class chronometer at the Besançon Observatory in 1922. It arrives with...
Ermeto Self-Winding Sliding Case in 18ct Gold, c.1950s
A travel watch that winds itself every time you open it. Solid 18ct gold, engine-turned front and back, and still running exactly...
Geneva-Sealed 18ct Gold, Adjusted to Five Positions, c.1960
A Patek Philippe open face in 18ct yellow gold with the Geneva Seal: caliber 17-140 confirmed on the movement plate, regulated to...
Split-Seconds Chronometer, First Class at Neuchâtel, 1943
A documented First-Class observatory chronometer from the 1943 Neuchatel trials, cased as a split-seconds chronograph and complete with its original box and...
Open Face in 18ct Gold, Hand-Engraved Floral Case, c.1888-1890
A triple-signed Patek Philippe from the heart of the Belle Epoque: dial, movement, and factory-engraved cuvette all carry the house signature and...
18ct Gold Quarter-Repeater, a Maker Held at Greenwich, c.1850
A fully functioning quarter-repeater in 18k gold, signed by its maker on the dust cover, a maker whose work is held in...
Five-Sided 'Tombstone' Case in 18ct Gold, Touchon Extra, c.1922
A five-sided Art Deco dress watch in solid 18ct gold, built at the top of the American trade: the case by Wittnauer...
Triple Quantième and Moonphase in 18ct Gold, Spanish Discs, c.1890
A triple calendar with moonphase in 18ct gold, made in Besançon with a Spanish calendar and carrying on its cuvette the name...
Gold Watch Painted in Enamel from Bow to Caseback, c.1810
A solid gold pocket watch dressed in painted enamel from bow to caseback, made in the age of Napoleon and still running...
Gold and Enamel Verge with Split Pearl Border, c.1790-1800
A gold and enamel verge from the house of the King's clockmaker, signed Berthoud à Paris. On its back, an offering at...
18ct Gold Open Face, Triple-Signed Throughout, c.1945
Geneva's oldest great house, signed three times over on the dial, the movement and the case back: an 18k gold Vacheron &...
Presentation Hunter in 14ct Gold, Cypher of Carol I, c.1900
A royal presentation hunter in solid 14ct gold, its lid enamelled with the crowned cypher of King Carol I of Romania, by...
Silver Split-Seconds Chronometer, Neuchâtel Trials, 1937
A documented 1937 Neuchatel Observatory competition watch: a sterling silver Ulysse Nardin split-seconds chronograph with a Guillaume balance, still running and splitting...
Chronomètre Royal, 18ct Gold with a Sunburst Caseback, c.1913
Vacheron & Constantin's observatory-grade precision watch: a large Chronomètre Royal in solid 18ct gold, entirely original, its caseback never once engraved. A...
Open Face in Stainless Steel, Guilloché Sub-Seconds, c.1933
A Vacheron & Constantin in stainless steel from 1933, at a time when the house made almost everything in gold or silver....
18ct Gold, Art Deco Enamel Dial, with Period Chain, c.1920s
An 18k gold Movado from the 1920s, made for the Spanish-speaking market. White enamel dial, Geneva-stripe movement with gold chatons, and a...
Retailed by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Crested, c.1914
A genuine Patek Philippe pocket watch of around 1914, retailed by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company of Regent Street, its case back...
White Enamel Breguet Dial in Solid 18ct Gold, c.1913
A genuine Vacheron & Constantin in solid 18ct gold, triple-signed and in perfect running order. White enamel dial, Breguet numerals, c.1913. A...
18k Gold Open-Face, an Amsterdam Family Gift, 1937
An 18k gold Longines pocket watch given as a family gift in Amsterdam in 1937, complete with its original box, certificate, and...
Bark-Finish Brooch Watch, Applied Calatrava Cross, c.1970
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, 1976
Solid 18ct gold from the maker the trade calls the watchmaker's watchmaker, still in the box it left the shop in. A...
Spring Detent Chronometer, No. 1000, c.1870
A key-wound pocket chronometer signed Frodsham, London, numbered 1000: spring detent, helical spring and compensation balance, the specification of a marine chronometer...
Column-Wheel Chronograph, Tachymetre and Telemetre, c.1940
Ulysse Nardin is one of the most decorated names in precision watchmaking, and here is its chronograph in miniature: a patented column-wheel...
Unsigned Swiss Gold Pocket Watch, Guilloché and Enamel on Dial and Caseback, c.1900
A genuinely substantial 42g of solid 18K gold, with rare guilloche and enamel work on both the dial and the case back,...
Geneva Gold Fob Watch with an Enamel Flower Spray, c.1840
A signed Geneva fob watch in solid 18ct gold, its back painted with a spray of enamel flowers that has survived nearly...
Fleurier Chinese Market Pocket Watch, Sterling Silver, c.1850
The maker whose name became the word for watch in southern China. A sterling silver Bovet Fleurier built for the Canton trade,...
Eight-Day Watch with Twin Subsidiary Dials, La Chaux-de-Fonds
An Art Deco eight-day pocket watch by Cornioley of La Chaux-de-Fonds, the movement house trusted by Hamilton, with a twin-panel dial layout...
Repoussé Silver Verge Fusee for the Dutch Market, c.1755
A running mid-18th-century verge fusee in a fine repoussé silver pair case, signed I. Wills, London and made for the Dutch market....
'7 World's Records', a Sheffield Presentation, 1928
A genuine 1920s Rolex pocket watch, fully original and still running well, carrying a dated 1928 presentation from the office staff of...
Goliath Triple Calendar and Moonphase, Gunmetal, c.1890
A true Goliath at 67mm - this unsigned Swiss pocket watch packs day, date, month, and moonphase complications into one commanding gunmetal...
Goliath Triple Calendar and Moonphase, Crimson Dial, c.1890
A fully working Swiss Goliath from the 1890s at 66mm, with triple calendar and moonphase complications intact after 130 years.This Goliath pocket...
Octagonal Case, Hand-Painted Poker Dial, c.1922
A 1920s Elgin dress watch in a smart octagonal gold-filled case, fitted with a hand-painted playing-card "poker" dial. A genuine Elgin movement...
Goliath with Five Working Complications, 1886
A 72mm Swiss Goliath from 1886, signed 'Phoenix Indestructible' - triple calendar and moonphase, five complications, all working after nearly 140 years.At...
'Traveler' in an English Gold-Filled Case, c.1901
A turn-of-the-century American Waltham with a pristine signed enamel dial, housed in an English gold-filled case. Wound, running and ready to wear...
Jump-Hour, Read Through Twin Apertures, c.1900-1920
Time read through windows, not hands. This rare Swiss pocket watch displays both the hour and minutes through twin apertures in a...
Silver Fob Watch, Key-Wind Cylinder, Plain Enamel Dial, c.1890
A compact Swiss silver fob watch from around 1890, still winding, setting and running on its original key-wind cylinder movement. Honest 0.800...
'Prima' in 800 Silver, Red 24-Hour Track, c.1922-1925
A large 0.800 silver Zenith of the early 1920s in the maker's Prima grade, its perfect white enamel dial carrying an uncommon...
Victorian Birmingham Sterling Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, c.1880s
A fully hallmarked Birmingham silver pocket watch built around a hand-engraved fusee lever movement, complete with its original key and running exactly...
Engine-Turned 800 Silver, Grand Prix Medal, c.1920
A signed Zenith movement in an engine-turned 800 silver case, stamped with the maker's two greatest accolades. Running well. A proper piece...
Paris Silver Verge Fusee Pocket Watch, c.1780-1800
A large, honestly worn silver pocket watch signed by a documented Paris maker, built when watches like this were still wound and...
Calibre 971 Chronomètre, Red 24-Hour Ring, Art Deco, c.1920
A signed Cyma Chronometre with the sought-after Calibre 971, a red 24-hour chapter ring, and an Art Deco engine-turned case.The Cyma Chronometre...
Silver Verge Fusee with its Heerenveen Retailer Label, c.1810
This is an English-pattern verge fusee pocket watch in matching silver pair cases, signed D.D. Neveren, London on both the enamel dial...
Roskopf, Nickel, 24-Hour Dial, c.1910s
A solidly built Swiss Roskopf-type pocket watch in nickel, with a distinctive 24-hour inner chapter ring in red, made by the Société...
Breguet-Style Blued Hands on White Enamel, c.1912
A Swiss-made Zenith in solid 0.800 silver, fully hallmarked and running clean, with a set of Breguet-style hands rarely seen on pieces...
French Silver Pair-Cased Verge Fusee, Georgian, c.1815
A large silver pair-cased verge fusee, over 60mm across, still winding, running and setting after two centuries. Honest, characterful late-Georgian horology from...
Silver Open-Face, Grand Prix Paris 1900 Era, c.1911
A large, honest Omega from the Grand Prix Paris 1900 era, running well and ready to wear or collect.This is a substantial...
Eight-Day Watch with the Balance Turning in the Dial, c.1920s
A rare 41.6mm Hebdomas 8-day pocket watch with the maker's signature rotating visible balance, running well and in honest, undamaged condition.This Hebdomas...
Silver Cuvette Struck Grand Prix Paris 1900, c.1912
A genuine Zenith open-face pocket watch in 0.800 silver, triple-signed and running well, carrying the Grand Prix Paris 1900 medal cuvette that...
Sprint Multi-Sport Referee Stopwatch, Red Sector Dial, c.1967
A genuine piece of sporting history. The Breitling Geneve Sprint referee stopwatch carries the bold red sector dial and sport icons that...
Gold-Filled Full Hunter, White Enamel Dial, c.1900
A well-preserved Swiss full hunter, c.1895-1910. Gold-filled case, white enamel dial, running well.An anonymous Swiss full hunter pocket watch from around the...
Eight-Day, Escapement Visible Front and Back, c.1913-1920
A pocket watch you wind once a week, not once a day, with its mechanics on full display front and back.This Louisine-signed...
Original Award-Medallion Cuvette, WWI Era, c.1915
A genuine Omega open-face pocket watch in .800 silver, dating to around 1915. A running WWI-era example from one of Switzerland's first-tier...
Goliath Railway Dial in Argentan, c.1910-1925
A substantial Swiss workhorse from the early twentieth century - DOXA-signed, railway-dialled, and built to endure.The DOXA name stamped into the gilt...
Twelve Blue Sunburst Enamel Medallions, c.1900
A striking Belle Époque dial: twelve individual blue sunburst enamel medallions frame each Arabic numeral on the white enamel face.Twelve individual blue...
A 25-Year Service Gift, Dutch East Indies, 1953
A silver Moeris with documented provenance: presented to DJAELAN by the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij on 1 June 1953 for 25 years of service...
The Grenchen Firm that Became Eterna, in Silver, c.1890s
A well-identified Swiss silver pocket watch by Schild Frères & Co, the Grenchen firm that became Eterna in 1905. Runs perfectly, dial...
Goliath Regulator in Oxidised Steel, c.1900
A 67mm Swiss Goliath in dark oxidised steel with a gold crown and bow, framing a clean regulator dial. Large, running, and...
Slim Gold-Plated, Art Deco Enamel Dial, c.1933
A signed Omega from the early 1930s, its white enamel Art Deco dial still crisp behind clear glass. Slim, gold-plated and running...
Rolled Gold Full Hunter, Swiss Made, c.1930s-1950s
49.4mm rolled gold full hunter, signed dial, 17-jewel Swiss lever movement running well.This is a full hunter pocket watch signed Antoine &...
Fifteen Jewels, Breguet Overcoil Hairspring, c.1895
A solid, quality Swiss silver pocket watch from the golden age of Swiss horology - 15-jewel lever movement with Breguet overcoil hairspring,...
Gold-Filled Full Hunter, Fifteen-Jewel Movement, 1912
A 1912 Elgin full hunter in a gold filled case, pristine dial, and a movement that winds and runs cleanly.This is a...
English Silver Key-Wind, Fully Hallmarked, c.1850s-1880s
Hallmarked English silver, running and keeping time after more than a century and a half. A genuine Victorian key-wind, ready to wear...
Bohain Silver Watch with a Full 24-Hour Inner Track, c.1900
A century-old silver pocket watch from northern France with something genuinely rare on its dial: a complete 24-hour inner track in red...
Geneva Médaille d'Or and the 1906 Milan Award, c.1910
A Swiss workers' watch with genuine exhibition pedigree. Open the case and you find an engraved record of competitive victories - Medaille...
Silver Watch Inscribed as a Gift, 12 December 1895
A solid 800 silver Swiss pocket watch inscribed as a personal gift on 12 December 1895, with the Swiss federal grouse hallmark...
Full Hunter Cased by the Illinois Watch Case Co., c.1918
A Swiss Orta movement cased by the American Illinois Watch Case Co., in a gold-filled full hunter with an engine-turned back and...
Bond St. Movement in an English Dennison Moon Case, 1903
An American Waltham movement, cased in England in a genuine Dennison gold-filled hunter, made specifically for the export market in 1903.This is...
One of the Last Made in Britain, Anglo-Celtic, 1962
One of the last genuinely British-made pocket watches - produced at the Anglo-Celtic factory in Wales and marked MADE IN GT. BRITAIN...
Eight-Day Goliath in Gunmetal, c.1900-1910
A big, heavy gunmetal Goliath running a genuine 8-day movement. Winds, sets and runs correctly, with a bright enamel dial and perfect...
Ladies' Pendant Watch, Rose Gold Star Case, Acanthus, c.1905
A small Edwardian pendant watch: a Swiss gilt movement in a rose gold-filled American case, hand-engraved with acanthus scrollwork.The ladies pendant pocket...
Médaille d'Or Silver, Niello Heraldic Caseback, c.1890
A Belgian-market Swiss pocket watch with a hand-engraved niello enamel heraldic caseback and a rare 24-hour chapter ring - the kind of...
Engraved Rural Scene, Inscribed and Dated 1923
A Swiss pocket watch with a story carved into its back - a deeply engraved rural scene and a personal inscription dated...
Panda Commemorative Full Hunter, Seventeen Jewels, c.1985
A working piece of conservation history - the WWF's iconic panda on a proper German mechanical full-hunter, with a 17-jewel movement you...
The Express, an English Lever in Chester Silver, 1895
A piece of genuine Victorian watchmaking history, signed by one of England's most celebrated mail-order watch houses. Chester hallmarked to the year...
Bond St. Movement in a Dennison Moon Gold-Filled Case, c.1910
An American Waltham "Bond St." movement in an English Dennison "Moon" gold-filled full hunter case. Winds and runs well - an honest,...
Silver Watch with a Hand-Guilloché Case, Cylinder, c.1880
A genuine piece of Austro-Hungarian horology from the late Victorian era - 800 silver case with hand-worked guilloché decoration, running cylinder escapement,...
Dual-Patented Three-Register Step Counter, Paris, c.1893
A rare paceometer by Henri Chatelain of Paris: a three-register decimal step counter bearing dual French and German patent registration, with a...
Eight-Day in Argentan, Wound Once a Week, c.1900-1920
A genuine rarity - an 8-day pocket watch that needed winding just once a week. This large 64mm Swiss open-face runs well...
Red Guilloché Enamel Back, Applied Gold Rose, c.1970
A Belgian-made Pontiac pendant watch with a deep red guilloché enamel back and an applied gold rose spray. Small, elegant and fully...
Full Hunter in a Keystone J. Boss Gold-Filled Case, 1903
A running 1903 Elgin full hunter with a flawless signed enamel dial, cased in Keystone's J.Boss gold-filled. Honest, correct and ready to...
Fully Engraved Hunter Case, Swiss, c.1960s-70s
A small Swiss pendant watch with a fully engraved hunter case and a signed HENO enamel dial. It winds, sets and runs...
Silver Key-Wind Cylinder Watch from Geneva, c.1870
Signed by Fleury of Geneva and wound by key - this Victorian cylinder pocket watch carries 150 years of quiet Swiss craft...
Two-Tone Enamel Dial, Masonic Engraved Caseback, c.1880
A finely preserved Swiss pocket watch from the key-wind era, with an exceptional two-tone enamel dial in the Breguet tradition and Masonic...
Cylinder Watch, White Enamel Dial, Engraved Silver, c.1870s
A genuine piece of Victorian everyday horology - anonymous Swiss manufacture, cylinder escapement, white enamel dial, and an engraved silver-tone case. Running...
Two-Tone Rose Gold and Nickel Silver, c.1908-1910
A working piece of American horological history - classic Elgin movement, striking two-tone rose gold and nickel silver case, still running well...
Sterling Silver, Chester-Hallmarked, Gilt Movement, 1884
A handsome late Victorian sterling silver pocket watch, Chester hallmarked 1884, with a beautifully engraved gilt movement and decorative balance cock. Winds,...
Fob Watch and Bow Brooch with an H Monogram, c.1900
A complete Belle Epoque ensemble - a petite Swiss fob watch on its original black-enamel bow brooch, its enamel dial glimpsed through...
'JOTA' Dial on a Junghans Movement, ZentRa, c.1930
A rare survivor from interwar German watchmaking - a JOTA-branded open-face pocket watch with Junghans movement, distributed through the ZentRa cooperative before...
Dennison Star Gold-Filled Half-Hunter, English Case, c.1925
A scarce half-hunter pocket watch in a Dennison gold-filled case, fully wound, set, and running, with a pristine white enamel dial.This half-hunter...
Full Hunter with a Scene-and-Scroll Engraved Case, 1893
A crisply engraved gold-filled full hunter by Elgin, dated to 1893 by its movement serial. The case is the star: scene-and-scroll engraving...
'Chronometro' in Silver and Rose Gold, 24-Hour Dial, c.1945
A documented Swiss precision movement from Liengme & Co. of Cormoret - in a two-tone silver case built to track every hour...
Red 24-Hour Chapter Ring, Pierced Gilt Hands, c.1895
A mid-1890s Swiss silver open-face defined by its dial - a rare 24-hour chapter ring in red, ornate pierced gilt hands, and...
The Express, an English Lever in Serota Silver, 1893
One of Sheffield's finest names on the dial, Serota silver on the case, and a remarkably clean face after 130 years. This...
Chrome Open-Face, Seventeen-Jewel Movement, c.1960s
A clean, honest Swiss pocket watch that winds, runs, and keeps time. Seventeen jewels inside, retailer-branded rather than a famous name.The Antoine...
Waldenburg Silver Watch, Engine-Turned Case, c.1908
A properly made Swiss pocket watch from Revue Thommen of Waldenburg - signed movement, beautiful engine-turned silver case, clean enamel dial. Running...
'Climax Trip Action' Patent, Retailed by H. Samuel, c.1900
A hallmarked Edwardian pocket watch from England's self-proclaimed largest lever watch maker, complete with a patented anti-overwinding mechanism and hand-finished scrollwork hands...
Ladies' Watch in Engraved 800 Silver, Cylinder, c.1900
A delicate Swiss ladies' pocket watch in engraved 800 silver, running well and offered honestly with all condition faults declared.Housed in a...
Gold-Plated Watch, Seventeen Jewels and Incabloc, c.1945
A clean Swiss-made open-face with a crisp white dial and a solid 17-jewel Incabloc movement. Unpretentious, reliable, and ready to wear."Lincoln" was...
Silver Key-Wind Cylinder Watch, Engraved Throughout, c.1870
A genuine Victorian survivor - runs confidently, with a pristine enamel dial and a hand-engraved silver case that speaks to the era...
Silver Watch, Engine-Turned Guilloché Caseback, c.1910
A solid Swiss silver open face pocket watch from the turn of the century - engine-turned guilloche caseback, 15-jewel lever movement, running...
Gold-Plated Full Hunter with its Original Albert Chain, c.1965
A complete Swiss full hunter from the 1960s - running well, clean dial, and dressed with its original gold-tone Albert chain. Ready...
Chrome Open-Face, Railway Dial, with its Chain, c.1960s
A solid Swiss pocket watch with a striking railway dial and a 17-jewel Incabloc movement that winds, sets, and runs exactly as...
Official Watch of the Italian State Railways, 1961
The official watch of Italian railway conductors - a piece of industrial history that still runs beautifully six decades on.From 1927, every...
The 'Spoor en Zee Chronometer', Rotterdam, c.1890
Signed by Rotterdam retailer v.d. Eerden's as a 'Spoor en Zee Chronometer' - a professional timekeeper for railway and maritime workers. In...
