Early French silver verge pendant pocket watch Circa 1675

Silver verge open faced pocket watch
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An early pendant pocket watch from Bordeaux, circa 1675. A silver case, elaborately engraved with Renaissance foliate decor. A silver, Champlevé dial, inlaid radial Roman numerals, very fine ornamental engraving in the centre are flowers and a barking dog and a bird flying up from the flowers, single blued filigree hand. Full plate movement, key wind, applied floral decorations and click work, fire gilt, signed, gut/fusee, pierced flower pillars, worm and wheel set up, verge escapement, iron ring balance, florally pierced balance cock.
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Diameter: 36 mm
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Weight: 37 g
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Signed: Epaphras Laudreau, Bordeaux
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Epaphras Landreau is also recorded as parish priest of Castets en Dorthe from 1679 until 1685 erwähnt.