French siver quarter repeating Oignon verge watch Circa 1710

Silver open faced pocket watch by Nicolas Hanet
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A rare French quarter repeating Parisian Oignon pocket watch, circa 1710. This watch has a silver case with pierced edges, a rear bell, and a large lateral hinge. The dial is made of enamel and has radial Roman hours on enamel cartouches, Arabic minutes, and Louis XVI hands. The full plate fire gilt movement is keywind with chain/fusee, two barrels, Egyptian movement pillars, one hammer, three-arm steel balance, and an engraved and pierced balance bridge with birds of prey and a bouquet.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 193 g
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Signed: Hanet à Paris
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Nicolas Hanet was born about 1660 and died in 1723. Nicolas Hanet was one of the French makers Huygens appointed in Paris to produce the first pendulum clocks and the first watches with the balance spring (invented in 1675). Hanet must thus be considered one of the prominent makers of the second half of the 17th century.