Circa 1790 — Freres Melly, A Paris. A gilt metal key wind open face pocket watch with Vernis Martin portrait

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,507–$3,761
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 22 November 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-515863
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Freres Melly, A Paris. A Gilt Metal Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Vernis Martin Portrait, Circa 1790. Bonhams, 22 Nov 2023, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-515863.

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Freres Melly, A Paris. A Gilt Metal Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Vernis Martin Portrait, Circa 1790. Bonhams, 22 Nov 2023, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-515863.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Nov 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1720	P Braamer, Amsterdam. A Silver Key Wind Pair Case Calendar Pocket Watch With Enamel Decoration	£800–£1,200
London Hallmark for 1797	Joseph Stephens. An 18k Gold Key Wind Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch	£2,000–£3,000
Circa 1765	Joan Dellavos, Prag. A Fine And Rare Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Polychrome Enamel Scene Depicting Venus Blindfolding Cupid	£8,000–£12,000
London Hallmark for 1810	Arnold, London And Later. An 18k Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£3,000–£4,000
Circa 1940	Jaeger-lecoultre. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Reversible Rectangular Wristwatch	£1,800–£2,200
Circa 1930 and later	Cartier. A Lady's Platinum Diamond Set Cocktail Watch	£6,000–£8,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Bracelet Watch	Ref: 3322, Circa 1970	$4,014	Bonhams, May 2023
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Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Bracelet Watch	Ellipse, Ref: 3349 1, Circa 1970		Bonhams, May 2021
Waltham. A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Full Hunter Pocket Watch	Circa 1896		Bonhams, May 2024
Rolex. A 9k Gold Manual Wind Bracelet Watch	Ref: 343, London Import mark for 1989		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Omega. A Rare Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	Seamaster chronograph, Ref: 145.006-66, Circa 1968		Bonhams, Feb 2023
Omega. A Rare Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	De Ville, Ref: 145.017, Circa 1970		Bonhams, Sep 2023
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Bracelet Watch	Ref: 3362, Circa 1970		Bonhams, Sep 2021

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.