| An early 18th Century verge with visible enamel portrait on the cock in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement the slender Egyptian pillars with silver and blue steel caps. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates, engraved shield to protect the escapement
from being damaged by the chain in the event of it breaking. Polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady on the table of the bridge cock. As the watch runs a small steel pointer attached to the balance can be seen oscillating above the portrait. Pierced and engraved plate for the gilt regulator disc. Wound through the signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel minute poker hand and decorative pierced hour hand.
Silver pair cases, the inner with split bezel and a central circular glazed aperture to reveal the enamel portrait and moving pointer. Silver outer with a circular aperture in the back to accommodate the glazed bezel in the back of the inner.
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