English silver pair cased oignon pocket watch Circa 1705

Silver verge pocket watch 
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A large French silver pair cased key wind oignon pocket watch made by Francis Goodo in London, circa 1705. Full plate movement with lateral glazing, chain and fusee, three arm steel balance, a verge escapement and rock crystal glazed balance bridge. Signed silver champlevé dial with radial Roman hours, half hour markers, an outer minute track with Arabic five minute numerals and sprocket shaped hands. The outer transport case is covered with tortoiseshell and decorated with nails, a plain inner case.
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Diameter: 67 mm
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Weight: 194 g
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Signed: Francis Goodo London
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Francis Goodo, English watchmaker
Francis Goodo is listed as a London watchmaker in the early 18th century. The rock crystal glazed balance bridge and the lateral movement glazing in the watch shown are something special. Further details about Francis Goodo are not yet known.
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Oignon watch
A watch style made in France in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Its thick, bulbous form is reminiscent of an onion. Most pieces feature a chased brass case, occasionally in silver and, on rare occasions, gold. In later centuries, oignon watches became a familiar and ironic term for a large, thick watch.