Paliard. An 18K three colour gold à toc repeating verge watch with date
SIGNED PALIARD A BESANCON, CIRCA 1750
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Paliard. An 18K three colour gold à toc repeating verge watch with date
Signed Paliard A Besancon, circa 1750
With gilt-finished verge movement, engraved and pierced cock, chain fusée, à toc quarter repeating on two hammers onto the case, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer five minute division, decoratively pierced gilt hands, inner ring calibrated for date with central date hand, the case with chased two colour gold floral decorated bezel, the reverse similarly decorated and centred by a three colour gold allegory of art, repeating through the pendant, silent repeat push-piece in the flange, movement signed
49 mm. diam.
Sale room notice
The movement of this watch has been converted from a verge to a lever escapement at a later date.
Le mouvement de cette montre a ete transforme en echappement a encre a une date ulterieure.
Lot Essay
For a note on à toc repeating watches and the silent repeat push-piece see lot 113.