French decorative quarter repeating pendant watch Circa 1900

Gold lady’s pendant watch by Paulin Amédée Charpentier
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A decorative French lady’s quarter repeating pendant watch, circa 1900.
18-Carat gold, à goutte case; open-worked back lid with chased decor: foliage and a monogram over an opaque black enamelled gold dome. Enamel dial with radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, and spade hands. Signed, frosted, gilt bridge movement with two hammers / two gongs, pink gold train, wolf-teeth winding wheels, gold screw compensation balance, and counterpoised lever.
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Diameter: 35 mm
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Weight: 40 g
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Signed: Charpentier, Paris
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Charpentier, Paulin Amédée, Parisian watchmaker
Charpentier took over the business of Oudin Fils and continued using the signature “Charles Oudin à Paris, Horloger de L.L. M.M., l’Empereur et l’Impératrice de Russie”. When the company exhibited at the 1862 International Exposition in London, Oudin-Charpentier published a “Catalogue of Chief Exhibits by Oudin-Charpentier, principal clockmaker to their Majesties The Queen and King of Spain and to the Imperial Navy”. Oudin-Charpentier was also appointed made official watchmaker of the French Navy; a mosaic at No. 52 Place du Palais Royal, still shows his title as “Horloger de la Marine Nationale”. Charpentier produced pieces of outstanding quality, which makes it even more surprising that we know so little about him and his life.