Swiss quarter repeater in a gold and enamel case Circa 1790

Gold and enamel quarter repeating verge pocket watch
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A Swiss quarter repeating verge in a gold and enamel stone set case, circa 1790. 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 gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, finely pierced stone-set hands. Drum shaped gold case, the bezels set with a row of white stones, the side discretely pierced to allow the bell to sound clear. The back decorated in polychrome enamel depicting a young lady collecting roses in a formal garden.
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Diameter: 52 mm

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Signed: Ant Moilliet & Cie a Genève