French gold and enamel repeating verge pocket watch Circa 1780

Gold, enamel and diamond set pocket watch by Louis Mallet
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A very fine early French gold/enamel cylinder watch with repeater and diamond setting, circa 1780. This timepiece boasts an elegant 18K gold case adorned with a stunning blue engine-turned enamel on the back. The band is decorated with enamel flowers and leaves, and a discreet opening button is cleverly concealed. The watch features a fine cylinder movement that can repeat the hours and quarters à-toc. The screwed dial is made of enamel and features incredibly rare arrow hands set with diamonds (2 diamonds missing). The hours are displayed in a Breguet-style radial format, with an outer track for the minutes.
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Diameter: 38 mm
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Weight: 49 g
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Signed: Mallet Paris
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This piece is in excellent working condition and impeccably beautiful. It is in working order and very beautiful condition.
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Louis Mallet was a French watchmaker who worked in Paris around 1790. He was appointed as the watchmaker to the Duke of Orleans, who later became King Louis Philippe. In the Almanach du commerce de Paris, he was listed as L. Mallet et Compagnie, located at Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau 16.