Although an expert eye cannot be misled, this lot is a very good example of a watch produced in Switzerland for the French Market and therefore bearing the apocryphal signature of the most famous French maker of the time. As opposed to the numerous lakes made in Switzerland in that period, this watch, its dial and its case are of good quality and very much in the style of those produced in Paris by the eminent Pierre I.e Roy, son of the celebrated Julien. However, the repeating train is not fitted with the small anchor escapement used as regulator, invented by Julien Le Roy in 1755. Besides such technical details, the main differences are to be found in the cock, which is not pierced and engraved with the initials J.L.R. " , in the signature, of which the christian name is abbreviated, and in the lack of serial number.