Dutch verge with date and silver champleve dial Circa 1720

Silver champleve dial verge pocket watch
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An early Dutch verge pocket watch with date and silver champleve dial in plain silver pair cases circa 1720. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with beautiful decorative pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Winding through the richly decorated balance cock with mock pendulum, pierced and engraved plate. Plain gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver champleve dial with minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals, blued steel hands. Centre signed Vermeule Rotterdam, rectangular date aperture. Plain silver inner case. Plain outer case.
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Diameter: 58 mm
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Weight: 164 g
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Signed: Nicolaas Vermeule Rotterdam
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Nicolaas Vermeulen, working circa 1720 Rotterdam, Amsterdam watch, coll Dennison; silver pocket watch with enamelled dial and cal, tent Mostra deWOrobgio antico e mode mo; pocket watch with cal, auction Christie, London, 1961; silver pocket watch with enamel dial and mock pendulum, 4 heraldic lions are screwed in to protect the work from the 2 platins.

A few non-disturbing small dents at the bezel. Overall in a very good condition.
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Reference 036000