Large French silver gilt Louis XIV watch with alarm Circa 1690

Silver gilt oignon watch 
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A large and fine French silver Louis XIV verge oignon pocket watch with alarm, circa 1690. Fire gild full plate movement, Egyptian pillars, chain and fusee, an impressively large Louis XIV balance bridge with the finest decoration of scrollwork, one hammer, an overhead ratchet and three arm steel balance, the mechanism for the alarm clock is located in a barrel engraved with fine acanthus tendrils.
White enamel dial with blue Roman hours, a central rotating gold plated alarm clock disc with floral engraving and a simple blued steel single hand.
The silver gilt case is engraved with scrolls and decorated with numerous tendrils and flowers decorated with engraved leaf and acanthus tendrils, holes for a clear sound of the alarm bell, bottom bell for the alarm clock. Movement signed. In excellent condition.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Weight: 228 g
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Signed: J. Jolly a Paris.
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Reference 030000