French silver single hand Oignon watch with alarm Circa 1700

Silver open faced verge pocket watch
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A silver single hand oignon watch with alarm, circa 1700. Gilt full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, central gilt alarm disc, blued steel hand, silver case pierced and engraved band foliate inhabited by huntsmen, hounds, rabbit and birds, lacks outer case, movement signed Gribelin Paris.
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Diameter: 64 mm
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Signed: Gribelin Paris
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Examples by this maker can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.