Belgian brass verge watch with chatelaine Circa 1700

Museum quality pocket watch with mock pendulum
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A large museum quality pocket watch with mock pendulum and the original gilt silver chatelaine, made by Jean Pierre Stasinon in  Tournay, Belgium, circa 1700. This watch features a florally engraved brass case which is glazed on both sides. The gilt metal champlevé dial features an outer minute and hour track with Arabic 5 minute numerals and Roman hour numerals, hand engraved figures of the Lion and the Unicorn, which comprise the Royal Arms of England, flanking the center pinion, a small royal crown sits directly above the maker’s name and unusual silver highly stylised decorative hands with intricate filigree piercing. The richly decorated movement is equipped with a verge escapement, a mock pendulum and Egyptian pillars.
The dial and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Weight: 167 g
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Signed: Stasinon London
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Pierre Joseph Stasinon, signed this clock London, probably only for sales reasons.
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Stasinon     
Pierre Joseph Stasinon was an active pocket watchmaker around 1700. He was a master horologist recorded as working first in Gant (Ghent) and subsequently in Tournay (Doornik). His earliest independent works are attributed to his time in Ghent (Gand) and by approximately 1700 to 1710, his production shifted entirely to Tournai (Tournay).

Because 18^th century guild archives from this region are incomplete, historians rely on the style of his timepieces to narrow down the window. His watches marked “à Tournay” are classic Louis XIV “Oignon” styles featuring single hand setups or early porcelain dials, which were popularised right at the turn of the century. Therefore, it is highly likely he relocated and set up his Tournai workshop shortly before or around 1700.