BAPTISTE BAILLON, Paris

No. 3844 Enameled gold watch with toc bell Round hinged case, polychrome enameled bezel with push-button for toc, fully enameled back depicting a basket of flowers and a pair of doves symbolizing love, JQ master and warranty marks inside. White enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic for the minutes, minute track, signed "Baptiste Baillon". Mechanical movement with key winding, verge escapement, pierced and chased cock, spindle and chain, setting disc, two-hammer striking, signed "J Baptiste Baillon à Paris N 3844". Diam. 46 mm Gross weight. 98.25 gr Jean Baptiste Baillon, listed in Le Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, Tardy, p. 21, was considered one of the best of his time. In 1751, he was appointed watchmaker to Queen Marie Leczinska, then watchmaker and head valet to the dauphine, Marie-Antoinette. The Tardy also mentions a watch similar to the one here: "an enamelled watch with a coloured flower basket decoration signed Baptiste Baillon".