French 18 carat gold pocket watch with enamel Circa 1835

Gold pocket watch with open face by Le Roy & Fils
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A fine 18 carat gold open faced French Pocket watch with enamel, circa 1835. Gilt cylinder movement with 3-arm balance.
Silver eccentric guilloché engraved dial, black Roman numerals and outer minute divisions to polished chapter ring, blued steel Breguet style hands.
Polished round case, black and white enamel foliate decoration to back and pendant, cuvette numbered and numbered. Dial & cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 37 mm
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Signed: Le Roy & Fils Paris
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Le Roy et Fils, French watch manufacturer
The Parisian company Leroy, also known as LeRoy, founded by Bazile-Charles Leroy, was renamed Le Roy et Fils in 1828 . as the son, Louis-Charles Le Roy, became a co-owner of the firm. From 1829 the company worked as a court watchmaker for the Dukes of Bourbon and Chartres. Louis-Charles sold the firm to Georges Casimir Halley des Fontaines in 1845 but kept the name.
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Despite several changing owners, among whom there was a Le Roy again from 1879, but from a completely different family, the company’s name, which was only closed in 1980, was retained. Le Roy et Fils is known for high-quality pocket watches and marine chronometers. 1771. Louis Leroy became a watchmaker at this company in 1879, which he took over with Jules Halley des Fontaines; he changed the name of this company to L. Leroy & Cie . Louis’ brothers, Léon Leroy, joined him in 1895 and became partners in 1914.