English gold and Royal blue champlevé watch Circa 1760

Gold open faced lever watch
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A fine English 18K gold and Royal blue champlevé enamel pocket watch, circa 1760. Engraved case with an overall geometric pattern, the bezel decorated with Royal blue champlevé enamel leaves and flowers, the back decorated with a scene of a musical trio beneath trees overlaid with Royal blue enamel.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute markers and Arabic five-minute numerals, winding aperture at 4 o’clock. Gold navette hands. A gilt, hinged, full plate movement, turned pillars, fusée and chain, lateral lever escapement, three-arm steel balance, pierced foliate balance cock, silver regulation disc. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Wm. Story  London