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Pocket watch
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Prophet and profits of horology auctions held in Germany and Switzerland
17 June 2024Moses automaton watch is one of the stand-out hammer highlights in recent sales
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Pocket watch linking two prime ministers more than doubles estimate at Berkshire auction
30 May 2024A pocket watch given to Sir Winston Churchill by Henry Herbert Asquith for Christmas in 1905 sold for £76,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Berkshire auction house Dawsons.
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Pocket watch from the richest Titanic passenger boosts saleroom to best ever auction result
29 April 2024A gold pocket watch that was found on the body of American business magnate John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912) following the Titanic disaster was hammered down at £900,000 in a sale at Henry Aldridge & Son.
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Frodsham given to a lifesaver
08 April 2024This 18ct gold pocket watch by Charles Frodsham with accompanying chain (offered separately) was presented by Sir Victor Horsley (1857-1916) to the man he credited for saving his son’s life.
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Earnshaw and Mudge ensure lots of interest
08 April 2024Demonstrating the continued interest in pocket watches by most renowned English makers, two Georgian watches, one signed for Thomas Earnshaw and the other for Thomas Mudge, achieved strong results for regional salerooms on the same day in March.
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Western horology ticked Chinese requirements
01 April 2024Just as rich Europeans coveted Chinese porcelain and lacquer in the 18th and 19th century, so the Chinese were fascinated by Western horology.
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Watch counted as thanks to magazine editor Dickens
18 March 2024A trio of lots relating to Charles Dickens offered at Chichester saleroom Stride & Son (18% buyer’s premium) included a presentation pocket watch.
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Carry ‘the brains of a genius’
09 October 2023The British scientific author David Salomons (1851-1925) – one-time owner of the world’s largest private collection of Breguet watches and clocks – said “to carry a fine Breguet watch is to feel that you have the brains of a genius in your pocket”.
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Time to consider pocket watches as a collecting option
19 June 2023Recent auction results in Germany and Switzerland give a snapshot of the market beyond wristwatches
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News in brief including an auction record for any British timepiece
19 June 2023A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the auction of a Roger Smith pocket watch.
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Pocket watches that pack a punch
05 June 2023Portable timekeepers full of collectable appeal need not be just those worn on the wrist
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Pocket watch expert’s exceptional collection catches the eye at Bonhams
15 May 2023Some exceptional pocket watches were offered for sale at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on May 11.
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Exceptional 18th century pocket watch is among five lots to watch
08 May 2023With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
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By Markwick Markham… or not
16 January 2023English names from a defunct clock manufactory were used for familiarity in an export market
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The web shop window: An early watch dating from c.1640
28 November 2022Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Time waits for no-one at French auction
05 September 2022'Une histoire du temps' (a history of time) is the title of the sale to be held by Aguttes in Neuilly on September 28.
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Why pocket watches sit in a tricky space in horological collecting
06 December 2021In contrast to the red-hot trade in vintage and modern wristwatches, the market for antique pocket watches appears very low key. However, as demand for the better-quality pieces remains robust, not all are destined for the scrapheap. Richard Fox reports
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Pocket watch and chain mentioned in James Joyce’s Ulysses comes to Bonhams
26 October 2021A 18ct gold hunter case pocket watch and chain referred to in James Joyce’s masterpiece as the action takes place across a single day is up for sale at Bonhams in Paris on November 4.
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