Exquisite Swiss gold and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1790

Gold and enamel verge pocket watch
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A Swiss verge in an exquisite pearl set gold and enamel consular case, circa 1790. Full plate gilt fusee movement, finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel coqueret, plain three-arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator disc and copper indicator. Wound through the white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and nice gold hands. The bezels set with a row of split pearls, the partially restored case back is enamelled, decorated with smaller and larger split pearls and a picture of a woman, with gold leaves, flowers, a basket with pearls, and two birds at the top.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 83 g
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Signed: Fres Veigneur à Geneve
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Freres Veigneur, Geneva, Switzerland 1770-1800.
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This watch is a testimony to the high level of the casemaker’s skill.
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Some enamel restoration.
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Reference 060000