French 18 carat gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1820

Gold open faced cylinder watch
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A fine French 18 carat yellow gold quarter repeating pocket watch with cylinder escapement, made by Vaucher Frères, Paris, circa 1820. This watch features a full plate keywind movement with cylinder escapement and striking mechanism. The hours and quarters are activated by pressing the bezel. It has a white enamel dial with Arabic Empire numerals, an outer minute track, and a blued Breguet hour hand. The minute hand is missing. The case is yellow gold with engine turning.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Weight: 102 g
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Signed: Vaucher Frères à Paris
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Vaucher, also known as Vauchez, was a French watchmaker who worked in Paris around 1800. He was probably a descendant of Daniel Vaucher, a master watchmaker from Fleurier who moved to Paris in 1760. While Vaucher lived in Paris, his wife and six children stayed in Fleurier but later joined him. The children—Jonas-Frédéric, Jean-Henri-David, François, Jean-Jacques, Samuel, and Isabelle-Salomé Vaucher—all became watchmakers. The family made many fine watches, usually signed as Vauchez en la Cité. The signature may contain a mistake, with an ‘r’ written as a ‘z.’