Watches and timepieces
JAEGER LECOULTRE
Watch
Circular case in 18K …
JAEGER-LECOULTRE
Men's wristwatch
In 18K yel…
TAG HEUER
Chronograph watch
Steel, an…
JAEGER LECOULTRE
Watch
Gold-plated circular …
ART DECO-KAMINUHR
ART DECO FIREPLACE CLOCK
Pro…
TISCHWECKER "Jaeger LeCoultre"
CLOCK "Jaeger LeCoultre".
Sw…
HISTORISMUS TÜRMCHENUHR IM RENAISSANCE-STIL.
HISTORISM TURRET CLOCK IN RE…
ntiquzeantique
Clock in golden ruler with r…
ANONYME
BOX for storing ten watches …
CENIT, ALEXIS, ANONYME
THREE METAL TASTEWATCHES, tw…
ANONYME
Varnished wooden BOX contain…
PIAGET
PIAGET - "Polo" -
Bracelet …
FRED - Référence FD014150 - MONTRE DE DAME OR JAUNE
Ladies' watch in 18K yellow …
PIAGET
PIAGET - "Tanagra" -
Watchb…
Audemars Piguet pour HERMES
Very rare 18K 750 thousandth…
LE COULTRE - PENDULETTE
8-day gilded metal table clo…
CHAUMET
CHAUMET -
Watchband in 18K …
MONTRE DE GOUSSET EN OR
Gusset watch in 18K (750/°°)…
MOVADO - MONTRE DE VILLE OR JAUNE
City watch in 18K 750 thousa…
LIP GENEVE - TOP TIME - MONTRE DE SPORT
Gold-plated sports watch wit…
JAEGER LECOULTRE
Bracelet watch in 18K yellow…
Watches and timepieces
Watches and other marvels can be found in Watch and Timepiece auctions. In the form of historic, rare or one-off pieces, Vintage watches from the 1950s to the 1970s are extremely popular, particularly outstanding wristwatches by leading French and Swiss watchmakers like Cartier, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega and Breitling.
Fob or pocket watches (so-called because they were carried in a waistcoat pocket) are still highly sought-after in online Watch and Timepiece auctions.
Making their appearance in the 1500s, timekeepers attached to a chain or ribbon were also worn by elegant women around their necks. The golden age – or golden number – of these neck watches was around 1800. But timepiece-making's finest hour was in 1657, when the Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens designed a mechanism with a pendulum that considerably improved the accuracy of clocks.
After that, silversmiths began to turn out gilt bronze masterpieces in the form of free-standing, wall and mantel clocks – highly complex and refined, but all available in Drouot Digital auctions !
