Dutch silver pair cased watch with mock pendulum Circa 1740

Silver open faced pocket watch
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An early, extraordinary double cased verge watch with mock pendulum and rare relief depictions, P. La Montagne Amsterdam, circa 1740. A silver pair-case, typical Dutch verge movement with glazed relief bridge, kidney-shaped window for the mock pendulum, rare detail at the edge of the window, blued hands with finger pointing to the mock pendulum, relief of a naked lady with mirror, in the background the sun, relief at the rim inscribed “EEN IS GENOEG- One is enough!”, lavish Rocaille on the main plate, main plate signed and numbered, verge escapement, original signed Champlevé silver dial, central again the naked lady with a waving cloth, on it again the inscription, blued steel hands, intact, cleaning recommended. The detailed version of this watch is very rare, but typical for some verge watches around 1740/50 with Amsterdam and Rotterdam signatures.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 130 g
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Signed: P. La Montagne Amsterdam
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The watchmaker P. La Montagne is mentioned in literature alongside other important English and French watchmakers. Christies auctioned another of his verge watches in 1997, also with an Amsterdam signature. The watch comes with the probably original winding key.