French silver verge Oignon pocket watch Circa 1710

Silver spindle pocket watch by J.B. de la Bare
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A silver Parisian spindle Oignon pocket watch, circa 1710.
Full plate movement, signed, chain/fusee, four-armed brass balance, finely floral engraved, openwork, silver balance cock, verge escapement. Silver, champlevé dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track with Arabic five minutes numerals, keywind, and Fleur-de-Lys hands. Silver plain polished case.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 125 g
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Signed: J.B. de la Bare
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J.B. de la Bare, Paris watchmaker, France.
Hardly anything is known of J.B. de la Bare; he worked in Paris around 1700. De la Bare’s initials are J.B. which most likely means Jean Baptiste. It is quite possible that his surname was later spelt as Delabare, de la Barre or Delabarre. So far, no further information is known.