Swiss gold and enamel open faced verge watch Circa 1780

Gold and enamel verge by Frères Esquivillon & Dechoudens
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An attractive Swiss 18 carat gold and enamel open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1780. Verge movement. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, gold poker & beetle hands, flat chipping around the opening. The high-quality case is worked in yellow, rose and green gold, oriental half pearls on the front, the back pearl-set, contains an oval enamel medallion, with small imperfections, surrounded by a rare paillonné enamel in peacock’s eye design. Dial and movement signed, movement and case with matching numbers.
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Diameter: 41.5 mm
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Weight: 51 g
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Signed: Fres Esquivillon & Dechoudens
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Frères Esquivillon & Dechoudens was an important Geneva manufacturer of enamel watches, musical watches and automatons.