Pocket watches were the primary timekeeping device for centuries, with origins dating back to the 16th century. In the early days, pocket watches were large and cumbersome, and only the wealthy elite could afford them. However, over time, advances in technology made them smaller and more accessible to the masses.

The earliest pocket watches were made with a simple mechanism consisting of a mainspring, an escapement, and a balance wheel. The mainspring provided power to the watch, while the escapement regulated the movement of the watch hands, and the balance wheel ensured accuracy. These watches were usually worn around the neck or carried in a pocket, and they were often adorned with elaborate designs and engravings.

In the 18th century, the pocket watch became more popular, and many watchmakers began to experiment with new designs and mechanisms. One of the most significant developments was the introduction of the lever escapement, more...

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A James Poole Chronometer gold open face pocket watch, English…

Gold James Poole Chronometer Pocket Watch with Fob Chain

A James Poole Chronometer gold open face pocket watch, English fusee movement with free sprung helicor hairspring -detente escapement, circular white dial with Roman numerals, up and down indicator, signed dial and case, 18ct gold case hallmarked London…

Heavy 18ct gold open face Karrusel pocket watch, by William…

Heavy 18ct gold open face Karrusel pocket watch, by William Bell, Lancaster, with Bahne Bonniksen patent 21421 Karrusel mechanism, signed 3/4 plate back numbered 127894. Keyless wind. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs seconds…

18ct. gold case pocket watch with Inscription to R.J. Seddon…

Premier's Pocket Watch: Gift of Public Service

18ct. gold case pocket watch with Inscription to R.J. Seddon Rotherhams English longtail lever. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands, seconds dial at the 6 o'clock. Case marked Birmingham, 1897. engraved family crest on front, inner…

A gentleman's gold openface minute repeating pocket watch,…

Henry Moser & Cie. Minute Repeating Pocket Watch

A gentleman's gold openface minute repeating pocket watch, Henry Moser & Cie. 50 mm. Crown wind. Case and dial signed. White enamel dial, black Arabic nurmerals, sweep seconds, subsidiary seconds and 30 minutes recorder, split-seconds chronograph…

A Henry Jones 17th century silver pair cased verge watch, with…

17th Century Henry Jones Silver Verge Watch

A Henry Jones 17th century silver pair cased verge watch, with gilt full plate movement, verge escapement, decorative pierced and floral engraved balance cock, fusse and chain, tulip pillars, movement signed 'Hen Jones Londini'. Silver champleve dial with…

A Longines gold chronograph pocket watch, circa 1920, crown…

1920 Longines Gold Chronograph Pocket Watch, 14ct Gold Case

A Longines gold chronograph pocket watch, circa 1920, crown wind pin set, white enamel dial with constant seconds 30 minute register, signed case dial movement, fully jewelled Swiss lever movement, 14ct gold case, 54 mm diameter

A George Ritherdon 22ct yellow gold repousse pair cased watch,…

George Ritherdon 22ct Gold Repousse Watch

A George Ritherdon 22ct yellow gold repousse pair cased watch, gilt metal plate movement with finely pierced and engraved balance cock and three-arm balance, silvered regulation square baluster pillars, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer…

A very fine James Reith, Versailles gold pair case verge…

James Reith Versailles Gold Repousse Repeater Watch

A very fine James Reith, Versailles gold pair case verge escapement repeater watch with repousse scene by Ishmael Parbury, gilt fullplate movement with fusee, engraved balance bridge cock with diamond endstone. Verge escapement. Repeater complication for…

Substantial 18ct gold, open face pocket watch, unnamed,…

18ct Gold Pocket Watch with Presentation Inscription

Substantial 18ct gold, open face pocket watch, unnamed, numbered 15982, 56 mm case, with inner 18ct gold dust cover engraved with presentation inscription 1892, hallmarked Chester 1892 by Rotherham & Sons (John Rotherham), case manufacturers, Spon Street,…

An 18ct yellow gold repeater pocket watch for the Fielding cup,…

18ct Gold Repeater Pocket Watch with Fob Chain, 1905

An 18ct yellow gold repeater pocket watch for the Fielding cup, 1905 with an 18ct yellow gold fob chain, white dial, black Roman numerals, blue hands with two subsidiary dial, chime repeating movement, engraved with a family crest and initial CBP and…

A Richard Street early 18th century silver striking pair cased…

Richard Street Silver Verge Watch, London 1700

A Richard Street early 18th century silver striking pair cased open face verge key wind watch, the deep plate gilt movement with four decorative turned pillars, fusee chain, with pierced and finely engraved balance cock, silvered regulator disk. The…

A gold open face pocket watch, Purportedly gifted to Frank Rigo…

Melba's Gifted Gold Pocket Watch to Opera Director

A gold open face pocket watch, Purportedly gifted to Frank Rigo from Dame Nellie Melba, circa 1911, crown wind movement, circular silvered dial with Roman numerals, 18ct gold case, engraved lid with the initials 'F.R.' and further hand engraving to the…

A French quarter repeater fusee verge pocket watch, Curvet and…

Breguet French Quarter Repeater Verge Pocket Watch, 1810

A French quarter repeater fusee verge pocket watch, Curvet and movement and signed Breguet and Files, circular 18ct gold fancy engraved dial with Roman numerals, with engraved hunting scene depicting stag and hound, 18ct gold case, diameter 50 mm, circa…

An antique gold and enamel quarter repeater pocket watch, crown…

Turkish Market Enamel Dial Antique Gold Pocket Watch

An antique gold and enamel quarter repeater pocket watch, crown wind and lever set, having a blue, red and gold enamel dial, made for the Turkish market, 18ct gold case, 54 mm diameter.

Patek Philippe An 18ct rose gold quarter repeating open-faced…

1883 Patek Philippe 18ct Rose Gold Quarter Repeater Watch

Patek Philippe An 18ct rose gold quarter repeating open-faced watch mvt 65665 case 65665 made in 1883, cal. 19' lever movement, fully jewelled, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic and dot minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel…

An 18ct gold Minute repeating hunting cased chronograph with…

18ct Gold Minute Repeating Chronograph with Moonphase, Swiss 1910

An 18ct gold Minute repeating hunting cased chronograph with Moonphase, Swiss, circa 1910, gilt lever movement movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, enamel dial, Arabic numerals, apertures for day, month and moonphase, subsidiary dials for date and…

An 18ct gold hunting cased split second chronograph pocket…

An 18ct gold hunting cased split second chronograph pocket watch retailed by Smith & Son London circa 1890 presented to A.G. Holroyd. Dial: white enamel Roman, gold spade hands, centre chronograph hand and further split seconds hand, subsidiary dials at…

A fine quarter repeating pair case pocketwatch in 18ct gold by…

18th Century Gold Pocketwatch by John Ellicott London

A fine quarter repeating pair case pocketwatch in 18ct gold by John Ellicott London, circa 1750, circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands, gilt fusee cylinder, pierced and engraved balance cock, silver regulation,…

A superb 18ct gold open face pocket watch by Bentley & Beck,…

Bentley & Beck 18ct Gold Pocket Watch, 1838

A superb 18ct gold open face pocket watch by Bentley & Beck, Royal Exchange, London, number 612, the large 57 mm machine engraved case, hallmarked 1838. Three colour gold dial, with bird and acanthus scroll centre, matt chapter ring with raised Roman…

A gilt metal open faced fusee cylinder movement clock watch,…

Edward Tomlin Royal Exchange Gilt Metal Clock Watch

A gilt metal open faced fusee cylinder movement clock watch, striking on bell, engraved plate with pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond enstone. Chaised and pierced outer and inner case with hack setting lever. The dust cover engraved 'Edw Tomlin…

A Pierre Romilly gold, enamel and gem set quarter repeating…

Romilly Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch with Gemstones and Portrait

A Pierre Romilly gold, enamel and gem set quarter repeating verge pocket watch, with gilt fusee movement, three arm balance, eccentric winding hole. The movement signed 'Romilly a. Paris 1344 8/67'. White Roman numeral dial with Arabic numeral chapter…

An antique 10ct yellow gold American Waltham gentleman's pocket…

Antique Gold Pocket Watch with Diamond Fob Locket

An antique 10ct yellow gold American Waltham gentleman's pocket watch attached to a solid 15ct rose gold curb link fob chain with t-bar, each link with hallmarks and an 18ct gold fob locket, shield shaped with hinged construction and set with a solitaire…

A gold, enamel and seed pearl verge watch in the shape of a…

Lyre-Shaped Enamel and Pearl Verge Watch

A gold, enamel and seed pearl verge watch in the shape of a lyre Continental circa 1800, gilt full plate movement, verge fusee escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, cylindrical pillars, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute track, spade…

Patek Philippe An 18ct rose gold open-faced watch mvt 120883…

1902 Patek Philippe 18ct Rose Gold Open-Faced Watch

Patek Philippe An 18ct rose gold open-faced watch mvt 120883 case 232746 made in 1902, cal 19' lever movement, white enamel dial, red Arabic numerals, outer red minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, gold Louis XVI hands, polished case engraved with…

An 18ct gold quarter repeating chronograph watch with moon…

18ct Gold Moon Phase Chronograph Watch, Swiss 1900

An 18ct gold quarter repeating chronograph watch with moon phase case 34395 Swiss circa 1900, lever jewelled movement behind a glazed case, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, black outer 1/5th second track, pierced scroll hands, subsidiary dials…

Enamel, pearl and gold pocket watch, by Valere, Paris, verge…

Valere Paris Enamel Pearl Gold Pocket Watch

Enamel, pearl and gold pocket watch, by Valere, Paris, verge escapement, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and signed Valere a Paris, the case with pearl surround, the back with depicting the goddess Artemis with two hounds, in display case,…

A Julien Le Roy of Paris gold and enamel verge watch, the…

Julien Le Roy Paris Gold & Enamel Verge Watch

A Julien Le Roy of Paris gold and enamel verge watch, the movement with five sided baluster pillars, pierced and engraved balance bridge and large silver regulator dial, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. The back with a…

A Francis Perigal gold and enamel quarter repeating cylinder…

Francis Perigal Gold and Enamel Repeating Watch

A Francis Perigal gold and enamel quarter repeating cylinder watch, signed on the back plate 'Fras, Perigal London 16900', the signature and number repeated on the dust cap. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, paste set hands,…

A lady's gold, enamel and diamond-set openface keyless lever…

Enamel and Diamond Cartier Watch from Melba Collection

A lady's gold, enamel and diamond-set openface keyless lever watch Cartier, no.1307, circa 1920 gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, silvered matt dial, Arabic numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, white enamel wave pattern bezel, in circular ultra…

A Gubelin World Time Zone pocket watch, manual wind, circular…

Gubelin World Time Zone Pocket Watch with Leather Case

A Gubelin World Time Zone pocket watch, manual wind, circular silvered dial with baton numerals, signed dial and movement, gold plated case, 50 mm diameter, with original leather case

Patek Philippe a fine 18ct gold Openfaced watch Ref 652/1 Mvt…

Patek Philippe 18ct Gold Openfaced Watch, 1988

Patek Philippe a fine 18ct gold Openfaced watch Ref 652/1 Mvt 933.279 case 2847248, made in 1988 cal.17-170 manual winding nickel lever movement, lever escapement, 18 jewels, silvered dial, applied Breguet numerals and hands, subsidiary seconds, polished…

Extremely elegant Art Deco style onyx, yellow gold, platinum…

Art Deco Onyx and Diamond Pocket Watch by Cartier

Extremely elegant Art Deco style onyx, yellow gold, platinum and diamond-set dress pocket watch, Cartier, circa 1980, carved from a single piece of onyx, platinum band entirely set with round white diamonds, white gold pendant and triangular bow, yellow…

E J Dent an 18ct gold keywound pocket chronometer with spring…

E J Dent an 18ct gold keywound pocket chronometer with spring detent escapement and a fitted mahogany box circa 1855. Dial: white enamel Roman, large Arabic subsidiary seconds. Movement: full-plate gilt finished spring detent, free-sprung, hellical…

A Zenith sonnerie minute repeating clock pocket watch, crown…

Zenith Sonnerie Minute Repeating Pocket Watch in 14ct Gold

A Zenith sonnerie minute repeating clock pocket watch, crown wind lever set movement, circular white dial with black Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at six, signed case, dial and movement, 14ct gold case, case number 0968523, 55 mm diameter.…

Tiffany & Co., an 18ct gold seed pearl enamel and diamond-set…

Tiffany's 18ct Gold Seed Pearl Pendant Watch with Diamonds

Tiffany & Co., an 18ct gold seed pearl enamel and diamond-set openfaced keyless pendant watch made for Tiffany & Co. by the Longines Watch, company mvt 2349159 case by Wittnauer & Co no 1067 circa 1915 Nickel lever movement, 17 jewels, gilt dial, Arabic…

A very fine Daniel Delander gold pair case cylinder escapement…

Delander Gold Quarter Repeater Watch, London 1730

A very fine Daniel Delander gold pair case cylinder escapement quarter repeater watch, gilt fullplate movement with fusee, engraved and pierced balance cock with diamond endstone. Cylinder escapement. Plain round columns. Repeater complication for the…

A rare early 19th century gold Swiss/French automata…

Swiss/French Automata Repeat/Strike Pocket Watch, 19th Century

A rare early 19th century gold Swiss/French automata Repeat/Strike pocket watch, cobalt blue chapter ring with relief silver and gold figures that strike the hours and quarter on demand. Verge movement pierced cockplate with end stone. Diameter 54 mm.

Tiffany & Co an 18ct gold, seed pearl, enamel and diamond-set…

Tiffany & Co Seed Pearl Pendant Watch with Diamonds

Tiffany & Co an 18ct gold, seed pearl, enamel and diamond-set openfaced keyless pendant watch made for Tiffany & Co by the Longines watch Company mvt 2349159 case by Wittnauer & Co no 1067 circa 1915, manual winding movement, 17 jewels, gilt dial, Arabic…

An antique Patek and Czapek gold pocket watch, key wind and key…

Antique Patek Czapek Gold Pocket Watch, Swiss Cylinder Movement

An antique Patek and Czapek gold pocket watch, key wind and key set Swiss cylinder movement, circular white dial with painted black Roman numerals, cuvette signed Patek Czapek Genewie number 71, 18ct gold case with engraved crest, 45 mm diameter

A rare 18ct yellow gold Longines ottoman Empire, Edward Prior…

Antique Edward Prior Longines Pocket Watch in 18ct Gold

A rare 18ct yellow gold Longines ottoman Empire, Edward Prior pocket watch, c.1900, top wind movement, dial and verso movement marked 'Edward Prior, London

The historically significant John McDouall Stuart Explorer's…

1859 John McDouall Stuart Explorer's Pocket Watch from Royal Geographical Society

The historically significant John McDouall Stuart Explorer's pocket watch, circa 1859 by James Brock, London and presented from The Royal Geographical Society on 9th May 1859, the circular white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, outer minute scale…