Fine French silver oignon mock pendulum watch Circa 1710

Silver open faced verge pocket watch 
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An early French silver quarter repeating oignon pocket watch with mock pendulum, circa 1710. Extremely fine and early, signed movement with a magnificent balance bridge, decorated with birds and squirrels, verge escapement, mock pendulum and bell. White enamel dial with radial blue Roman hours, an outer minute track with Arabic five minute numerals and fine iron hands. A polished silver case with sound openings.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Weight: 180 g
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Signed: Pierre Thuillier Paris
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Mock Pendulum is a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
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Oignon watch
A watch style made in France in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Its thick, bulbous form is reminiscent of an onion. Most pieces feature a chased brass case, occasionally in silver and, on rare occasions, gold. In later centuries, oignon watches became a familiar and ironic term for a large, thick watch.