French repeating watch with cylinder escapement Circa 1820

Gold open faced pocket watch by Vaucher Frères
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A very fine French quarter repeating pocket watch with cylinder escapement, circa 1820. This watch showcases an 18 carat gold engine-turned case with a reeded band and a case maker’s punch mark DFB. The white enamel dial displays Arabic Empire numerals and elegant blued Breguet hands. The full plate movement is keywind, frosted, gilt, and equipped with two hammers / 2 gongs, a going barrel, a cylinder escapement, and a three-arm steel balance.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Weight: 142 g
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Signed: Vaucher Frères à Paris
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Vaucher, or Vauchez, was a French watchmaker who worked in Paris around 1800. He was likely a descendant of Daniel Vaucher, a master watchmaker born in Fleurier and moved to Paris in 1760. Although he lived in Paris, his wife and six children remained in Fleurier but later joined him in Paris. The children, including Jonas-Frédéric Vaucher, Jean-Henri-David Vaucher, François Vaucher, Jean-Jacques Vaucher, Samuel Vaucher, and Isabelle-Salomé Vaucher, also became watchmakers. The family created some wonderful watches typically signed with Vauchez en la Cité. It is possible that an r was mistakenly written as a z in the signature.