French silver and leather alarm verge pocket watch Circa 1690

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Kenmerk
ZF0193
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.500
Price sold
€ 10.600

Silver open faced pocket alarm watch
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A French silver verge pocket watch with alarm, outer covered with leather, signed by Louis Bouffé a Saumur, circa 1690. Full plate fire gilt movement, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance spring watch, beautiful pierced engraved balance cock.
The leather outer case is decorated with silver pique pins and holes for the alarm sound.
Silver champleve dial with Roman numerals in cartouches, single-handed.
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Diameter: 57.5
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Weight: 220 g
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Signed:  Par Bouffé a Saumur
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Louis Bouffé. Saumur (France) circa 1700.
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 Leather on the outside is damaged.
This watch has hardly been touched in over 300 years, the only thing that is done, is to clean the dial and movement and make it work.
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Reference 040000

Signed: Par Bouffé a Saumur

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