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An ornamental "à toc" quarter repeating verge pocket watch "à quatre couleurs" Case No. 4783, Dimensions 45 mm, circa 1763, Weight 85 g, Origin Frankreich Case: 18 K gold, chased and engraved decoration, central medallion with musical instruments, case maker's punch mark "JC". Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Full plate movement, chain/fusee, 2 hammers, three-arm steel balance. The gold case features a central decoration on the back with various musical instruments worked in relief, surrounded by a garland of rose blossoms and crowned by a ribbon. On the caseback, alongside the maker’s punchmark "JC", are the duty stamp of Jean-Jacques Prévost (1762–1768) and the annual hallmark "Z" of the Paris guild for the years 1763–1764. The movement, featuring a verge escapement, is equipped with an openwork, engraved balance bridge. The plate bears the signature "Fierville à Caen", who, according to Tardy, was a watchmaker working at the Abbey of St. Etienne around 1757. 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. 66