English early 18K gold full hunter cased lever watch Circa 1825

Gold pocket watch with Liverpool windows
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An early hunting cased pocket watch with Liverpool windows made for A.T. Cochrane in New York by Morris L. Samuel in Liverpool, England, circa 1825. The case of this watch, crafted from 18 carat gold, is engine turned on both sides and features the monogram AV on the spring lid. The perfectly preserved white enamel dial features Roman hours, an outer minute track with Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and gold spade hands. The numbered and rare, patented movement is equipped with an early lever escapement, large sapphire bearings and so called Liverpool windows.
The case and movement bear matching numbers, and the case, dial, cuvette and movement are signed.
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Diameter: 52/5 mm
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Weight: 124 g
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Signed: Morris L. Samuel Liverpool
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The item presented here is an early Liverpool watch in the coveted Liverpool windows design made for an American customer.
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Samuel
Morris L. Samuel (often tied directly to the prominent watchmaking firms of Lewis Samuel, Moses Samuel and L.H. Samuel & Co.) was a key figure in the 19^th century Jewish watchmaking dynasty of Liverpool, a family whose legacy eventually evolved into H. Samuel, Britain’s largest modern high street jewellery chain.
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Liverpool windows
In antique pocket watchmaking, “Liverpool windows” is a collector’s term for the unusually large, flat and transparent jewel bearings used on the top plates of movements manufactured in Liverpool, England, during the 19^th  century.