French gold quarter repeating à toc pocket watch Circa 1770

Varicoloured gold verge pocket watch
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A very small French varicolored18K gold and rose diamond-set pocket watch with quarter repeating à toc, circa 1770. A Louis XV case, bezel chased with laurel swags and set with rose diamonds, diamond-set thumb-piece, pendant and bow, the back decorated with a varicoloured gold basket of flowers suspended from a ribbon and with varicoloured gold garland border, outer border to match the bezel. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals, winding aperture at 2 o’clock and rose diamond-set elaborate hands. A matte gilt full plate movement, tapered cylindrical pillars, fuse and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental balance cock, silver regulation dial, repeating on blocks in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed case with Paris hallmarks.
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Diameter: 34 mm
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Signed: Fol  Paris