Swiss 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set verge watch Circa 1800

Gold, enamel and pearl-set verge by Louis Duchène & Fils
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A very fine Swiss 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1800. Frosted gilt full plate movement with flared turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulator dial. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2 o’clock and original pierced gold hands. Hinged seed pearl-set bezel, the band decorated with blue champlevé enamel and Gage Precieux in gold, glazed hinged case back with seed pearl-set border, finely painted Geneva enamel and engraved gold scene of two children, a boy and girl, she with a basket, he with a dog, flower and urn border. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Louis Duchène & Fils Genève
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Louis Duchène & Fils recorded from about 1791 to about 1820, they are known for coach watches with grande and petite sonnerie and calendar, repeating the minutes and quarters, watches with champlevé enamel and ‘fantaisie’ watches.