French silver single handed oignon watch Circa 1710

Silver Oignon pocket watch by Gaudron 
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A French Louis XIV silver oignon watch with a single hand and alarm, circa 1710. The polished back is decorated with pierced foliate sound frets, and the bezel is decorated with pierced frets to match. Silver dial with radial blue Roman numerals on white enamel cartouches, inner alarm setting ring, and the setting hand mounted with the hour hand. Blued steel baluster hand for the hours and tulip hand for the alarm setting. A frosted gilt, full plate movement, divided Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, click and pawl set up, verge escapement, three arm steel balance, pierced and chased cock decorated with symmetrical foliage and strapwork, Tompion type regulator (incomplete), alarm train with pierced and engraved gilt standing barrel, steel train and sound with a single hammer on a bell in the back of the case. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Signed: Gaudron  Paris
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The dial is slightly chipped and the hand is replaced, some lacking elements on the movement.