Pocket Watches

Before the wristwatch

Long before the wristwatch, Swiss watchmakers found their footing with the pocket watch and developed the ingenuity for which they are known the world over to this day. Fitting a few hundred parts into something that closes in your hand was the achievement of its age, and it is that history, and the craftsmanship behind it, that keeps the collecting field as strong as it is. Our in-house specialist examines the movement, the dial and the case, and establishes who made it and when. Gold and silver cases, enamel dials and the complications that made Swiss watchmaking famous, repeaters, chronographs and calendars, are what our buyers ask for most. If you are thinking of selling a pocket watch at auction, contact our specialists for a complimentary valuation and we will tell you what you could expect from a sale with us.