French four-coloured gold repeating verge watch Circa 1760

Gold pocket watch by Francois Melly Paris
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A French four-colour gold verge pocket watch of exceptional quality with a repeater on the bell, circa 1760.
Signed verge movement, quarter-hour repeater, bell. Enamel dial (small imperfections) with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track with Arabic five minutes numerals, and gilt hands. 18K gold case, decorated in four different gold colours and with finest sound openings. Glas missing.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Weight: 89 g
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Signed: F. Melly Paris
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Melly, François Swiss watchmaker
François Melly was Michel Lyanna ‘s apprentice in Geneva around 1750. He was the father of Melly, Jacques.