Pocket watch made for Coco Chanel's French lover and an impressive single-owner collection among the highlights of £1.7 million sale

Video: Fine Watches and Wristwatches including a Private Collection - 11 June 2013 - London, New Bond Street

Clocks and Watches

Bonhams Clock and Watch division hold global auctions highlighting the best examples of all types of clocks, watches, barometers and chronographs. Watch auctions include some of the great makers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Heuer and IWC while clock auctions offer examples from the great workshops of Tompion, East, Knibb, Fromanteel, Windmills, Quare, Graham, Shelton, Vulliamy, Breguet, Arnold, Ellicott, Dent, Kullberg, Cole, Frodsham. Bonhams can offer a global platform with an unrivaled level of service in order to achieve optimum prices for your fine timepieces.

Auctions

A William IV / Victorian sterling silver four piece gourd-form tea and coffee service by Albert and Joseph Savory II, London 1837-1839

An assembled group of 10 American and Continental silver, enamel and stone boxes

A Mexican sterling silver and walnut pastry server by Hector Aguilar, Taxco, circa 1948-1962

23 Jun 2013 Los Angeles Auction 20980
Period Art & Design

Thomas Tompion; a fine and rare late 17th century turret clock movement with pulleys, 3 sets of hands, lead-off work and other accoutrements. Together with a bronze bell. Ex Lord Cornwallis, Brome Hall, Suffolk

Joseph Knibb; a late 17th century quarter striking marquetry inlaid longcase clock

9 Jul 2013 London, New Bond Street Auction 21045
Fine Clocks

3 Sep 2013 London, Knightsbridge Auction 20748
Watches and Wristwatches

25 Sep 2013 New York Auction 21003
Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, Clocks and Silver

19 Nov 2013 London, Knightsbridge Auction 20749
Watches and Wristwatches

Lots in future auctions

An exceptional mid 19th century English engraved gilt bronze striking and repeating carriage clock with subisidiary seconds indication James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, 3101

An early 19th Belgian skeleton clock Jean-Joseph Hanset, Brussels

A rare late 18th century skeleton clock with astronomical and calendar work Martinet, London 3

A rare early 17th century lantern clock Unsigned

A very fine exhibition-quality mid 19th century gilt and engraved brass quarter chiming skeleton clock John Moore and Sons, Clerkenwell, No. 12742 2

A fine and rare early 19th century patinated gilt bronze mounted marble mantel timepiece Vulliamy, London, No.407

Highlights from past auctions

An English glass and yellow decorated clock by George Prior, London

Sold for £49,250 inc. premium

A fine and rare late 18th century glass-mounted six-tune musical table clock made for the Export market George Prior, London

Sold for £97,250 inc. premium

Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and important 18ct yellow gold astronomical keyless minute-repeating dress watch with perpetual calendar, phase and ...