Description

An 18^th Century watch in the style of a 17th Century rock crystal crucifix form watch.  Crucifix shaped full plate gilt movement, decoratively engraved plate, three square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved oval cock, pierced and engraved foot.   Fusee and gut with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Small plain two arm steel balance without hairspring.   Silver gilt dial decorated with champleve light green enamel, small oval framed depiction of Adam and Eve.  Small silver chapter of Roman numerals, single blue steel hand.  Very unusual crucifix shaped case in the style of an early 17th Century rock crystal watch.   Thick bevel  glasses in silver bezels decorated  with blue and green champleve enamel.  The movement fixed to a silver gilt frame from which the glazed sides are hinged in eight separate sections.  Fixed cast silver finial and pendant with ring bow.