A late 18^th Century French gold and enamel watch with purpose made English lever movement. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement by W Benson. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the off white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Gold consular case, the bezels with blue and white enamel. Gold back of fully restored translucent blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Engraved gold centre with champleve blue enamel in a border of white enamel dots.

• Anonymous French
• Circa 1790
• Diameter 40 mm
• Condition
• ==> Case _______ Very good.
• ==> Dial ._______ Very good.
• ==> Movement __ Very good.

The movement of this watch has been replaced, perhaps only in order to enable it to keep time or when the original verge was beyond economic repair.

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