Description

A small late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a diamond set gold and enamel case with matching chatelaine.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator.  Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gilt hands.  Small gold consular case, the bezels decorated with applied gold beads.  The back decorated with dark blue translucent enamel over an engine turned ground.  Applied diamond set mask with a circular aperture to reveal the enamelled gold centre of the case.  Silver gilt diamond set chatelaine.  Oval buckle of dark blue translucent enamel over an engine turned ground, applied diamond set floral decoration and border.  Five diamond set chains support the watch.  Similarly decorated key and plain seal attached to two further chains.