HANET GOUCHON À PARIS

HANET GOUCHON IN PARIS
Early 18th century

Single-hand silver onion watch with alarm function

Case: round on a hinge, the back decorated with leafy and stylized motifs in the center, the rim smooth, the middle pierced with petal motifs, inside the case a bell for the striking.
Dial: Bumpy white enamel with a single hand, Roman numerals for the hours, two apertures for the winding square for the hours and striking mechanism, central disc with Roman numerals for the alarm function, railroad minute track in the center.
Movement: mechanical with key winding, chased and pierced cock with attachment on two feet, spiral balance and regulating disc, escapement with verge, fusée and chain, barrel with stylized decorations, striking mechanism for the alarm function on bell, signature on plate "Hanet Gouchon à Paris".

Diameter: 60 mm
Gross weight 242 g

HANET GOUCHON in Paris
Early 18th century
Silver onion watch with alarm

The names "Hanet" and "Gouchon" are mentioned in the Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, p. 290, as being active in Paris, 1710.