French 18k gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1822

Gold watch with ruby cylinder escapement
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A very fine and rare, 18k gold French, large dumb quarter repeating pocket watch, circa 1822. Monsieur Gozzel Breguet sold to Mr Gozzel on May 22, 1822, for 900 francs. A polished bezel, engine-turned band, engine-turned back with polished border. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial, Breguet numerals, offset subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands.

A frosted gilt movement, bar calibre, standing barrel, 13 jewels, Breguet overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm flat-rim balance, the top pivot with parachute, flat blued steel balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the index regulator. Quarter repeating on the case with a massive polished steel single hammer activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed, movement numbered.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Signed: Breguet  Paris
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This watch was overhauled in 1834 on behalf of Mr. Marcotte de Genlis, Receveur Général at Mézière