Description

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a diamond set gold and enamel consular case.  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.  Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case.  Winding through the fully restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands.  Gold consular case discretely pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly.  Engraved bezels decorated with translucent blue champleve enamel and a border of small diamonds.  The back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground applied with a diamond set monogram and coronet above.  Diamond set gold bow, a large diamond set in the end of the pendant and another in the case button.  Small pulse piece in the front bezel and a slide under the bezel to allow the watch to be set to repeat “a toc”.