French hour repeating verge pocket Oignon watch Circa 1720

Silver open faced pocket watch by Decovigny
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A fine French Oignon hour repeating verge pocket watch, circa 1720. This watch has a silver case with an intricately engraved bezel and a punched decoration in high relief on the back cover. It has a rear bell and a large lateral hinge. The dial is enamel en bosse and features radial Roman hours, Arabic minutes, and Poker and beetle hands. The watch has a fine full plate movement that is key-wound, fire gilt, and signed. It also has a chain/fusee, silver baluster movement pillars, one hammer, and a three-arm steel balance. The silver balance bridge is engraved and pierced with shell decor.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 87 g
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Signed: Decovigny à Paris
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Noel (Noël) Decovigny worked from around 1700 to 1740 as a master watchmaker in Paris. He was named master watchmaker to the king (Maitre horloger du Roi). A Louis XV cartel clock is also known as Decovigny. In May 2014, the Morteau Watch Museum exhibited watches in Hong Kong in collaboration with the French Chamber of Clock and Microtechnology (CFHM) and the French consulate in Hong Kong. The Musée de l’horlogerie de Morteau lends around forty pieces for the French Times in Paris exhibition. One was a Louis XV Cartel watch by the watchmaker Noel Decovigny.