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An exquisite and impressive gold enamel verge pocket watch with "à toc" quarter repeater Movm. No. 3049, Dimensions 47 mm, circa 1750, Weight 102 g, Origin Frankreich Case: 18 K gold, translucent Champlevé enamel decoration, charge mark Julien Berthe (1750-1756), Parisian guild punch mark "K" for the years 1750-1751. Dial: Enamel, vertical Roman numerals. Movm.: Full plate movement, chain/fusee, 2 hammers, three-arm steel balance. The back of the case is elaborately decorated with champlevé enamel. Beautifully crafted blue morning glories, cornflowers and leaf tendrils in shades of blue and dark blue adorn the back of the case and the bezel on the front, which is embellished with a white and blue decorative band. The background is made of 18 K gold and features a guilloché pattern. Provenance: Lukas Stolberg collection. This watch is illustrated and described in his book "Ich trage, wo ich gehe, stets eine Uhr bei mir. Die Taschenuhr im Wandel der Zeit" (I always carry a watch with me wherever I go. The pocket watch through the ages), Klagenfurt 1980, p. 72. Jean-Baptiste Baillon (de Fontenay) was a very famous - and in the 18th century the richest - watch- and clockmaker in Paris. In 1727 he became a master; he had his own manufactory in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where he had several makers working for him - quite unusual at the time. The factory was run by Jean Jodin (1715-1761); it closed in 1765. Ferdinand Berthoud was very impressed by Baillon's business, he admired its size and the excellent quality that was produced. In 1753 Berthoud wrote about Baillon's shop: "Nowadays this is the most beautiful and most wealthy watch shop. Diamonds are not only used for pocket watches but even for clocks". Around 1770 Baillon was appointed watch- and clockmaker to the court of Queen Marie Antoinette, "Premier Valet de Chambre and Valet de Chambre-Horloger Ordinaire de la Dauphine to Marie-Antoinette". In 1772 Jean-Baptiste-Albert Baillon died a very rich man. His assets were worth around 384.000 livres. Some of his works are today held by museums in Paris, Toulouse, Brussels, Florence, London und New York. Source: watch-wiki.de