Swiss gold watch made for the French market Circa 1780

Gold astrological double dialled watch
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A Swiss 18K gold astrological double dialled pocket watch, circa 1780. With two meantime dials and a triple date calendar. Made for the French market. A Louis XVI case, glazed on both sides, the bezels with engraved repeated patterns and applied rope twist. First dial: off centre white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five minute numerals, inner days of the week indication with their respective corresponding astrological symbols read by a double ended hand, finely painted on enamel border with cherubs and doves on a sky blue ground, regulation sector below.
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Second dial: white enamel with radial Roman numerals, dot minute divisions and Arabic five minute numerals, inner concentric rings for the date and the months with their respective number of days and pierced gold fleur-de-lys and arrow hands. Matte gilt, full plate movement, fusee and chain with direct drive to both dials, cylinder escapement with brass escape wheel, three arm brass balance, flat balance spring, bridge cock with polished steel endplate, calendar work beneath the dials.
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Diameter: 48.5 mm
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Signed: No Name
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Slightly restored enamel on the dial.
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This very beautiful watch although unsigned, shows the influence of Lépine in its execution. It would have been made for a wealthy and fashionable member of the French aristocracy. The two meantime dials are not independently adjustable but are driven by the same arbour directly from the fusee wheel.