English coach watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1795

Coach clock with regulator dial and alarm by William Carpenter
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A very fine, English coach clock with regulator dial and alarm for the Chinese market, circa 1795.
A brass, gilt case with florally engraved bezel, lever to set alarm or silence, large lateral hinge, rear bell, and on the backside an engraved floral decoration to the band, and an engraved flower head to the centre.
A signed enamel dial with outer Arabic minutes, eccentric hour chapter ring with radial Roman numerals at 12, subsidiary chapter ring for auxiliary seconds at 4, subsidiary chapter ring with Arabic numerals for alarm at 8, and arrow-shaped hands.
And a signed, keywind, fire gilt full plate movement, screwed on florally engraved ornaments, with chain/fusee, additional barrel for alarm, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, and very finely florally engraved and pierced balance cock with mascaron.
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Diameter: 87 mm
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Weight: 459 g
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Signed: William Carpenter, London
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William Carpenter (1770-1805)
William Carpenter produced fine watches and automata for the Chinese market; he is most famous for his extravagant musical automata. A number of them are held by the Palace Museum of Peking in China.