Charles Le Roy Gold Repeating Pocket Watch

A rare and important gold and jeweled quarter repeating pocket watch by Charles Le Roy of Paris. A tri coloured gold case with raised bandings of different gold designs to the case sides. Diamonds and crystals to the case with emeralds in the shape of hearts and 4 sections of enamel work. A convex enamel dial signed 'Ch les Le Roy A PARIS. Beautifully pierced silver hands with diamonds and crystal 5 minute markers between the Roman numerals. A gilt, full plate verge fusee mechanism with a pierced and engraved balance bridge. Signed and numbered. A plunge repeating mechanism on two gongs with a strike/silent button. A key wind mechanism. After having become a master on August 16, 1733, he opened a workshop in the rue des Prêcheurs, moving in 1745 to the rue Saint-Denis. He was clockmaker to the King and the wealthiest of French nobility. Examples of his work are in the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Louvre in Paris. From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch in full working order with 12 months guarantee. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.