English decorative pocket watch with mock pendulum Circa 1710

Silver pair cased verge pocket watch by John Bushman
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A decorative English pair cased verge pocket watch with mock pendulum and concealed enamel medallion, circa 1710.
Two cases: outer case – silver polished with a large lateral hinge; inner case – silver polished only with the case maker’s punch mark MP. Silver, gilt, Champlevé dial with eccentric hour chapter ring with inlaid radial Roman numerals, chased and engraved centre, aperture for mock pendulum at 6, aperture for the regulator at 8 and blued steel “Poker & Beetle” hands. Full plate movement, keywind and signed, with a polychrome enamel medallion depicting a young lady, chain/fusee, Egyptian movement pillars and ring balance with “mock pendulum”.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Weight: 139 g
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Signed: John Bushman, London
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John Bushman
John Bushman (also Buschman or Buschmann) was born in 1661 in Germany. In 1690 he married Johannes Busshman to 23-year-old Mary Wyatt at Christ Church, London. In 1692 he became a Brother of the Clockmakers Company and was made an Assistant in 1720. Bushman presumably worked until 1725.