English 18 Carat pink gold chronometer watch Circa 1870

Pocket watch with power reserve indicator
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A very fine pocket chronometer with power reserve indicator, made by Brillman & Co in London, England,  circa 1870. The numbered plain open faced case of this watch was crafted from 18 Carat pink gold and has a reeded band.
The very fine quality champlevé dial has gold Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial at six o’clock with Arabic numerals, a power reserve indicator at twelve o’clock and Breguet steel hands. The very fine quality movement in the manner of Earnshaw has a spring detent chronometer escapement, a helical hairspring and a diamond end stone.
Dial and movement have matching numbers and are signed.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 126 g
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Signed: Brillman & Co 76 Leadenhallstreet, London
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Brillman
Brillman, later Brillman & Co, 76 Leadenhall St, London, watch and chronometer makers, with strong associations to the Spanish market, about whom little has been published.