English gold and enamel watch with diamonds and pearls Circa 1790

Gold and enamel watch with Chatelaine by Edward Tomlin
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An important, large English gold, enamel pocket watch with diamonds, pearls, and original Chatelaine, circa 1790. Exceptionally beautifully designed spindle mechanism, signed and numbered, diamond endstone, English top quality. Solid gold dial with Roman radial hours and gold arrow hands. 18K gold case, blue enamelled, set with oriental pearls and diamonds, the pendant also set with an oriental pearl, which is the push button to open the case. Watch and Chatelain in museum condition and from museum quality.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 113 g
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Signed: Edward Tomlin
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The watch includes the original gold/enamel chatelaine, also of outstanding quality, set with partly quite large oriental pearls, also enamelled blue, equipped with four original pendants, including the gold/enamel key and a heart-shaped gold/enamel flacon.
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English spindle clocks of this quality with original Chatelaine are museum objects and are very popular.
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Edward Tomlin, English watchmaker
Edward Tomlin worked first at Bartholomew Lane north of St Paul’s Cathedral and later, from 1770 to 1798, at 69 Threadneedle Street, Royal Exchange. He was a member of the Clockmakers Company from 1768 to 1781. In addition to excellent pocket watches, he was also known for his large clocks. One of his bracket clocks is illustrated in Cescinsky & Webster’s “English Domestic Clocks” (London, 1914); two music clocks are in the Peiping Museum, and a cylinder pocket watch is in the Science Museum in Kensington. He was also a manufacturer of “tavern clocks”.