In the Late 17th Century, this Most Excellent 55 mm (2 1/16 Inches) Fire Gilt Oignon Verge Fusee Pocket Watch Was Made By Terroux, In Paris - Circa 1695. A Truly Amazing Pocket Watch!! It also has the following functions : 1) This Listing is for a Beautiful, Unique and an Exceptionally Rare French Fire Gilt Oignon Verge Fusee Pocket Watch with A Champlevé´ Dial and Beetle & Poker Hands. These Hands are very Amazing that they even have a substance to them, i.e. they are very, very thick for Hands. Thus giving them some Substance! Champlevé´ Dials are very Hard to Find and are getting Rarer Ever Year!! Just Look at the Dial and you can See why they are so Sought after! 2) The Watch runs Just Great! In fact, it'll Run to the End of the Chain and keeps Very Good Time, especially for a watch that's over 3 Centuries Old! 3) The Watch is 55 mm (2 1/16 Inches) Wide, and Weighs 4.4 Ounces. 4) The Dial is in Excellent Condition with no Mars of any kind to Detract from the Watch!! 6) Has a High Domed Crystal, which is Raised 3/8 an Inch or a Full Centimeter, above the Bezel, has No Discernible Scratches, Cracks, etc. on it, 7) The Watch is Key Wound from the Back of the Watch and is Key Set from the Front, 8) The Deep Full Plate Fire Gilt Movement has the following components;           - A Spring Barrel, which the Chain is wound around when the watch is wound down,           - A Great Wheel, which the Chain is wound around when the watch is wound to run,           - The Great Wheel Transfers power to the Contrate Wheel,           - The Contrate Wheel then transfers Power to the Verge, which then interacts with the Balance Wheel which has the two "Pallets or Flags" on its Staff,           - The "Pallet Flags" then move back and forth, transferring power to the Balance Wheel, which is regulated to control the timing of the watch! 9) The Watch's speed is regulated via a Silver "Tompion Style" Regulating Disc, 10) The top of the Movement is Very Beautifully Filigreed with a Beautifully Pierced Balance Wheel Cover that has Two Birds Eating From The Flowers in a Central Vase filigreed in it, along with multiple Vines, etc. Beautifully Filigreed into the Balance Wheel Cover!, 11) This Beautiful Large and Comfortably Heavy Watch, has a Very Nicely Engraved Symmetrically Pierced Gilt Bridge Cock, and the Movement is Housed in a Mint "Fire Gilt" Case, 12) Deep Full Plate Fire Gilt Movement is Supported with Slender Egyptian Pillars, 13) This is a Very Rare and Spectacular Oignon Verge Pocket Watch that is Very, Very Hard to Find & Becoming Rarer all the Time!, 14) The watch has just been cleaned and serviced, and is in perfect working condition. It runs to the end of the chain very smoothly, winds very smoothly, and keeps very good time! So what more could you ask for? Please Visit Our Antique Pocket Watches and Clocks Store:
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