German gilded silver pair cased repeating verge pocket watch Circa 1760

Quarter repeating pocket watch by Johann Michael Sing
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A German, gilt silver pair cased open faced key winding pocket watch with quarter-repeater, circa 1760. Signed movement, calibre 16, fusee and chain, verge escapement and one horological complication: Quarter repeater on one bell by two hammers (activated by depressing the pendant). Enamel dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track with Arabic five minutes numerals and original Louis XV style hands. Round shaped gilded silver case, outer case repoussé with a hunting scene (Ø 46.5 mm).
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Diameter: 40 mm
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Signed: Johann Michael Sing
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Johann Michael Sing, German watchmaker
Johann Michael Sing became a clockmaker in Augsburg around 1723 and died in 1767.