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

20 Nov 2013 Hong Kong Auction 20962
Modern Wristwatches

11 Dec 2013 London, New Bond Street Auction 21046
Fine Clocks

12 Dec 2013 New York Auction 21038
Fine Watches & Wristwatches

18 Dec 2013 London, New Bond Street Auction 20750
Fine Watches & Wristwatches

Lots in future auctions

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

A rare third quarter of the 18th century mahogany longcase clock Thomas Mudge, London

A composite late 18th century French ormolu 'lion' clock

A rare early 17th century lantern clock Unsigned

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

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

Highlights from past auctions

Sold for £90,050 inc. premium

Rolex. A very fine and rare stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch 'Paul Newman' Oyster Cosmograph Daytona, Ref:6263 ...

Sold for £49,250 inc. premium

A fine and scarce early 19th century French table regulator in the manner of Hubert Sarton

James Cox; a fine ormolu, agate-set table clock with moonphase and musical base (currently inoperative) together with the original signed and dated key, 'Jas Cox 1766' (one finial loose and one missing)

Sold for £385,250 inc. premium

An exceptional mid 18th century agate-panelled and silver-mounted musical ormolu table clock with moonphase indication. Sold with the original key ...