Lot 363

Pierre Durand, 54 mm, 153 g, circa 1680
A French pair-cased and one-handed verge pocket watch with alarm and "repoussé" decoration
Case: outer case - silver. Inner case - silver, rear bell. Dial: silver, champlevé, central rotating alarm disc. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, engraved barrel for alarm, 1 hammer, three-arm brass balance.
The back of the outer case is decorated with a chased cartouche with a hare in the centre. The pierced rim is embellished with acanthus garlands and four medallions show two profile portraits and two vases filled with flowers. On the front, the edge is similarly ornamented with small medallions filled with flower bouquets. The inner case also has a pierced rim and engraved tendrils, animals and mascarons, and the view of a chapel with a pilgrim standing in front of it.
Illustrated in Tardy's "Dictionaire des horlogers Francais", 1972 page 209.