French gold and enamel keyless open faced pocket watch Circa 1890

Gold and enamel open faced pocket watch by Savoye Frères & Co.
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A French 18K yellow gold, manual wind round-shaped open faced pocket watch with enamel case back, circa 1890.
Signed movement, gold screw compensation balance, lever escapement. Enamel dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track with Arabic five minutes numerals, and original gold Louis XV-style hands. Round-shaped 18K yellow gold case, applied gold floral pattern on bezel and rim, case back centred by the applied gold crown (coat-of-arms) on translucent Royal blue enamel over an engine-turned background.
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Diameter: 30 mm
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Signed: Savoye Frères & Cie
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Savoye Frères & Cie., French watch manufacture
Savoye Frères & Cie. was founded in Besançon in 1794. Around 1830 Charles Savoye (1793-1878) joined the company as a partner.
The architect Gustave Vieille designed a new company building for the Savoye family, which was implemented in 1864 at Square Saint-Amour 7 (show this location). Over the course of time, this house has remained steeped in history: well-known companies such as Neyret Frères (successor to Savoye Frères & Cie.), Maison Louis Leroy and Zenith followed. The most complicated clock in the world at the time was also made here, which is now in the clock museum in Besançon. Today the building is a listed building.
Savoye Frères & Cie. also maintained an office in Paris from 1840 at rue de Grenelle St-Honoré and later at 6 boulevard de Sébastopol.
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Watch cases from Savoye Frères & Cie.
For some watch models, Savoye Frères & Cie. Watch case by Geismar from Besançon.
Charles Savoye wrote an article on the history of the watchmaking industry in Besançon Notice sur l’origine de la fabrique d’horlogerie de Besançon, Paris, 1878.
The company was probably taken over by Neyret Frères around 1870, but the name Savoye Frères & Cie. was used.