Circa 1830 — A continental gold and seed pearl key wind open face pocket watch

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Estimate: £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,452–$2,179
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 22 February 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-516649
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Continental Gold And Seed Pearl Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch, Circa 1830. Bonhams, 22 Feb 2023, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-516649.

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A Continental Gold And Seed Pearl Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch, Circa 1830. Bonhams, 22 Feb 2023, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-516649.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Feb 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1770	L'epine, A Paris. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Enamel Portrait Miniature	£1,000–£1,500
Circa 1770 and later	L'epine, A Paris. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
Circa 1780	L'epine, A Paris. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
Circa 1790	A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£700–£900
London Hallmark for 1805	George Prior, London. A Silver Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch Made For The Turkish Market	£600–£800
London Hallmark for 1867	J.thomson, London. An 18k Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
A Continental Gold And Seed Pearl Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	Circa 1830	$1,543	Bonhams, Feb 2023
Cartier. A Lady's Stainless Steel And Gold Quartz Bracelet Watch	Panthère Vendome, Ref: 1057920, Circa 1990		Bonhams, Feb 2023
Cartier. A Lady's Stainless Steel And Gold Quartz Bracelet Watch	Panthere, Ref: 166920, Purchased 9th December 1988		Bonhams, Mar 2026
Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Seamaster, Ref: 168.1508, c.2010s		Bonhams, May 2023
Cartier. A Lady's Stainless Steel And Gold Quartz Bracelet Watch	Tank Française, Ref: 2384, Circa 2005		Bonhams, Feb 2023
Bulgari. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Calendar Wristwatch	Jaguar MKII, Ref: E-Type-MKII-WH, Purchased 9th July 2020		Bonhams, May 2026
Bulgari. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Calendar Wristwatch	Breitling. Chronographe bracelet en acier avec date mouvemen		Bonhams, Jun 2024
Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Omega. Montre bracelet en acier avec date mouvement automati		Bonhams, Mar 2025

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.