The Archive

Where they went.

A record of pieces that have already found their keeper. Sold and gone, kept here for the history, and because a good watch deserves to be remembered.

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8 pieces archived
Self-Winding Perpétuelle, Platinum Weight, c.1930Self-Winding Perpétuelle, Platinum Weight, c.1930Sold
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...

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

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

Eight-Day Goliath with a Harvest Relief Caseback, SwissEight-Day Goliath with a Harvest Relief Caseback, SwissSold
Huguenin DCP

Eight-Day Goliath with a Harvest Relief Caseback, Swiss

Sold 66 mm Nickel

A large Swiss 8-day Goliath pocket watch, its nickel caseback finely relief-engraved with a harvest scene of a horse-drawn hay cart. Sold...

Patent Eight-Day, Visible Escapement, SwitzerlandPatent Eight-Day, Visible Escapement, SwitzerlandSold
Hebdomas

Patent Eight-Day, Visible Escapement, Switzerland

Sold 47 mm Nickel

A Hebdomas "Patent 8 Days" pocket watch, its enamel dial set with ruby red numeral medallions around an aperture that shows the...

Seventeen-Jewel Nickel Open-Face from Rockford, IllinoisSeventeen-Jewel Nickel Open-Face from Rockford, IllinoisSold
Rockford

Seventeen-Jewel Nickel Open-Face from Rockford, Illinois

Sold 59 mm Nickel

An American Rockford pocket watch, 17-jewel manual-wind movement in a substantial nickel open-face case with a signed white enamel dial. Sold via...

Double-Sided Calendar and Moonphase, Portmadoc, c.1890Double-Sided Calendar and Moonphase, Portmadoc, c.1890Sold
Unsigned (Swiss)

Double-Sided Calendar and Moonphase, Portmadoc, c.1890

Sold 54 mm Gunmetal

A rare Victorian Swiss lever pocket watch with automatic moonphase and a full triple calendar on the reverse, signed by R. Bonner...

Silver Open-Face, Grand Prix Paris 1900 Era, c.1911Silver Open-Face, Grand Prix Paris 1900 Era, c.1911Sold
Omega

Silver Open-Face, Grand Prix Paris 1900 Era, c.1911

Sold 51 mm Sterling Silver

A large, honest Omega from the Grand Prix Paris 1900 era, running well and ready to wear or collect.This is a substantial...

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