English gold quarter repeater with chatelaine Circa 1766

Gold  and enamel verge quarter repeater à toc
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An English excellent gold and enamel pair cased quarter repeating à toc verge pocket watch with matching chatelaine, circa 1766.
The 22 Carat pink gold outer case is decorated with engraved, translucent blue enamelled foliage scrolls on the back as well as a crown over the initial R, the ornamentation is framed by meander patterns that are repeated on the front, the inner case is also 22 Carat pink gold with an engraved dedication The Gift of Sam Weeley Esq to Kitty March, a rear bell, both cases bearing case maker’s mark DA for Daniel Aveline. The gilded chatelaine is stamped with maker’s mark WB, embellished with translucent blue petals and leaves and basse taille meander bands, a paste stone, two signets and a watch key with agate inlay attached. White enamel dial with Arabic hours and outer minute divisions.
Signed and numbered full plate movement, chain and fusee, two hammers, a dust cover, three arm gilt brass balance, balance bridge with unusual profile mask at the base.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 136 g
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Signed: Jam Vigne London
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Daniel Aveline (1709-1772) was recorded as a watch case maker in Denmark Street, St Giles in the Fields, and freeman of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1768. His mark is often found on fine gold cases, many of them decorative, containing movements by the best English watchmakers of the period. His will is held at the National Archives in Kew.
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The initial “R” below the heraldic crown of an Earl may indicate the watch was made for the Earl of Radnor. The earldom was created for a second time in 1765 (the year before this watch was made) when William Bouverie, 2nd Viscount Folkestone, was made Earl of Radnor. Earl of Radnor is a title which has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1679 for John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes, a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II. He was made Viscount Bodmin at the same time. John Robartes was the son of Richard Robartes, who had been created Baronet in July 1621 and Baron Robartes, of Truro, in the Peerage of England in 1626. All three titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1757.
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Watchmaker James Vigne was born in 1745 in London. He was the son of Jacques Vigne, who was a Huguenot originally from Dieppe. Vigne worked at Charing Cross 2 in London. In 1781 he received the freedom of the Clockmakers’ Company. James was the father of miniature painter Henry George Vigne (1765-1788) and Henry Vigne (1783-1850), who would later become a jeweller in Dublin. The Vigne family eventually moved to College Green 27, Dublin, where Vigne was appointed jeweller to Her Majesty the Queen. James Vigne died in Dublin on December 15, 1800.
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Montre à toc. A ‘dumb’ repeater watch in which a hammer strikes the inside of the case to produce a muffled sound. Invented by Julian Le Roy in 1740.
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Basse taille is an enamelling technique in which the artist creates a low-relief pattern in metal, usually silver or gold, by engraving or chasing. The entire pattern is created in such a way that its highest point is lower than the surrounding metal. A translucent enamel is then applied to the metal, allowing light to reflect from the relief and creating an artistic effect. It was used in the late Middle Ages, and then again in the 17th century.