I am please to offer from my private collection this MUSEUM  historic 18th Century Decimal French Revolution dial Verge Fusee 20k vari-color gold&diamonds pocket watch by Hoguet a Paris.This is a very Important historic watch ,which belonged to the French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre.(Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the , the defence of the Republic, and the .) The watch comes with the matching gild chataline fob! High grade verge fusee movement with hand pierced balance cock,silver regulator disc.Signed.Original high domed glass crystal,original gold hands. All the parts original! Unusual Decimal French Revolution enamel dial! Please note that the regular 12h indications are replaced by the owner's name letters "M." on 12h ,"R'' on 1h,"O" on 2h,"B" on 3h,"E" on 4h,"S" on 5h,"P" on 6h,"I" on 7h,"E" on 8h,"R" on 9h,"R" on 10h,"E" on 11h.   There is an inner ring of Revolutionary 10 hour decimal time.  Also indications for 60 and 100 minutes.  After the French Revolution, the French Revolutionary Calendar (or Republican Calendar) was officially adopted on October 24, 1793. The 24-hour day was divided into ten hours, each having 100 minutes, and each minute having 100 seconds. Like the Metric system, the new calendar was one of the many reforms undertaken by the National Convention. The traditional way of telling time was so deeply ingrained in the minds of the people that the new timekeeping system was impossible to enforce. It was quickly suspended on April 17, 1795. Since this decimal system was in use for less than 18 months, relatively few decimal timepieces were ever produced, and many were lost which is why they are so rare.   Perfect working order! (do not expect a quartz accuracy from 220 years old watch) The watch comes with the original key. If you are not satisfied in any way-money back guarantee. Free shipping to worldwide.