French silver verge escapement watch with two calendars Circa 1795

Watch with French revolutionary – and Gregorian calendar
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An absolute rarity verge watch with French revolutionary calendar and Gregorian calendar, made in France, circa 1795. The open faced case of this watch was crafted from silver and has a coined band. The decorative enamel face with multicoloured painting, has two single handed dials in the lower section displaying the revolutionary (decimal)- and the standard time, above it the corresponding 31 days, Gregorian calendar and the calendar with 30 days (revolutionary calendar) and steel hands. The full plate movement features a verge escapement.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 116 g
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Signed: No name
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Pocket watches from the time of the French Revolution with corresponding dials are generally absolute rarities and sought-after collector’s items, as they were only produced for a very short period of time. An example that combines both calendars and the corresponding dials for displaying the time on one side of the watch is a museum collector’s item. Other examples in this version are unknown, but similar objects have already realised collector’s prices at auctions.