French gold cylinder watch with enamel scene Circa 1790

Gold cylinder pocket watch
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A fine French, thin, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch, circa 1790. Directoire, with white and green enamel dot and paillon decoration, the back decorated with a finely painted scene of a young couple holding a garland of flowers and paying tribute to the altar of love, painted on a Royal blue guilloché enamel ground. White enamel dial with upright Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic quarter-hour numerals.

Gold skeletonized hands. Hinged gilt brass movement, half-plate cut away for the fusee and barrel secured by a semi-circular bridge, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: Guex and Noll a Paris