Elegant Swiss platinum lever pendant watch and chain Circa 1905

Platinum, diamond and pearl set keyless lever by Ferdinand Verger
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An extremely fine, rare and elegant Swiss platinum, diamond and pearl set keyless lever pendant watch with hand painted panels and matching chain, circa 1905. Rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. The dial is painted en suite to the case and decorated with three cherubs on a blue ground, small hour indication with white painted Arabic numerals and original black Breguet hands. The pentagonal case by Fernand Paillet, both bezels set with rose-cut diamonds, the glazed back cover decorated with a painted scene of a lady with cherubs and flower garlands, the whole mounted within a pearl border suspended from strands, platinum and rose-cut diamond set suspension loop and tassel. Comes with a platinum chain composed of elongated and lozenge shaped links set with round diamonds.
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Dimensions (overall): 23 x 21 mm
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Signed: Ferdinand Verger
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Ferdinand Verger, 1851-1928, was a jeweller, watchmaker and President of the Chambre Syndicale des Bijoutiers. In 1879 he became the French agent for Vacheron & Constantin. In 1896 he registered the trademark ‘FV’. In 1911 the firm moved to 51 Rue Sainte Anne under the name of Verger Frères with the trademark ‘VF’.
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Fernand Paillet, 1840-1918, was a pupil of Carrier-Belleuse, known for portraits on enamel and porcelain. He exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1873. From 1879 to 1888 he worked in the Sèvres porcelain factory.