French open faced 18 Carat gold verge repeater Circa 1775

Pocket watch with engraved case
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An early gold verge repeater, made by master Jacques Jérôme Gudin in Paris, France circa 1750 – 1789. The open faced case is crafted from 18 Carat gold, is case engraved on the back and is of a very fine quality with very fine sound openings. The bell provides a very beautiful sound. The white enamel dial has an outer ring with Arabic and Roman numerals for, respectively the minutes (outside) and the hours (inside) and pink gold hands. The movement has a bell, a complicated verge escapement and a mechanism repeating the hours and quarters.
Movement signed.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Weight: 86 g
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Signed: Gudin, Paris   
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Jacques Jérôme Gudin
Jacques J. Gudin was born in Paris in 1732 as the son of Jacques Gudin and Henriette Le Noir. She was the daughter of jeweller Pierre Le Noir and sister of Jean-Pierre Le Noir. He became master watchmaker on 12 May 1762 and was then based on the Quai des Orfevres. In 1783 he moved to Rue St. Honoré. Jacques Jérôme signed his watches with ‘Gudin fils’ and ‘Gudin’. He worked together for several years with the famous Jean Baptiste André Furet (Furet). He did work for the Prince of Conti, the Princess of Monaco and the Duke of Choiseul.
Jacques Jérôme Gudin died in Paris in 1789.
Timepieces made by Gudin are part of the collections at Windsor Castle, the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon in Dresden and the National Museum in Stockholm.