English early single-handed verge clock watch Circa 1670

Silver clock watch by Jeremie Gregory
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An English silver single-handed verge clock watch, circa 1670. This watch has a full plate verge movement, complete with a silver dial adorned with Roman radial hours, half-hour markers, a minutes track, a centre engraved with flowers, and a blued steel arrow single hand. The silver case is beautifully pierced and engraved with intricate designs of flowers and birds. The movement is signed by the skilled watchmaker Jeremie Gregory at the Royal Exchange.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Jeremie Gregory, London
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Jeremie Gregory was an important watchmaker in London around 1652 and died in 1685.
Gregory was born in 1621 to Edward Gregory of St Dunstan’s in the West, London. Edward Gregory was an eyeglass maker and a member of the Goldsmith’s Company. Jeremy became an apprentice of the Goldsmiths Company in 1638 to the master Jeremy East, brother of Edward East. He was acquitted of the Goldsmiths Company in 1647, became a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1652, and became a master in 1665.
Jeremie Gregory married twice, first to Elizabeth Grissill (or Griffin?) on November 23, 1647. From this marriage, nine children are known. Later about 1669, he married Susanna Reynolds, widow of goldsmith Robert Hancock. Gregory was very good friends with Robert Grinkin Jr. At Gregory, at least 15 apprentices were trained as watchmakers on behalf of the Clockmakers Company.