| An 18th Century English gold and champleve enamel watch. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Converted to English table roller lever escapement. Winding through the purpose made white
enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold hands. Gold consular case, chased and engraved bezels. The back decorated in a foliate pattern with restored translucent dark blue champleve enamel over an engraved ground. Maker's mark "PM" number corresponding to that on the movement.
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