Dutch silver pair cased date verge pocket watch Circa 1715

Verge open faced pocket watch by Gerrit Bramer
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A Dutch pair-cased verge pocket watch with date indicator, circa 1715.
Silver outer case with chased baroque decoration. Silver inner case, case maker’s punch mark IIB. Silver champlevé dial with a chased centre, signature, and date window at 6. Fine full plate movement, signed Gerrit Bramer Amsterdam, keywind, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance, silver balance bridge with pierced hunting scenes.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 159 g
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Signed: Gerrit Bramer, Amsterdam
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Gerrit Bramer was born in Zwolle in 1684; he was the son of Willem Bramer Sr. and his first wife, Jannechien Berents. Gerrit married Florentina Sobel in 1712. Bramer had his workshop, a showroom, and a coffee house on the east side of the stock exchange on the Rokin canal in Amsterdam. He was an extremely prolific maker who produced table and longcase clocks and watches. His friends and acquaintances often called him “Gerrit van Swol” (Gerrit of Zwolle). Gerrit Bramer died in the early days of the year 1770.