English gold lever watch made for the Spanish market Circa 1865

Gold open faced chased and engraved pocket watch
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English 18 carat, open faced lever pocket watch made by José Rodríguez Losada for the Spanish market, circa late 19th century. The watch features a gold case on hinge, with a gold bowl adorned with floral engravings and two openings for the winding square. It has a silvered dial, richly decorated, Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, an outer minute track, and an outermost applied gold leaf and flower pattern, along with Beetle & Poker hands. The movement employs a lateral lever escapement, with one key winding, and bears the signature on the plate: JR Losada 281 Régent Street, London, No. 3184. It comes with a gold gusset chain.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Weight: 98 g
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Weight gold chain: 22.8 g.
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Signed: Losada London
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José Rodríguez Losada, a Spanish watchmaker, was born on 8 May 1797 in Iruela, León province. During his youth, he spent some time at the court in Madrid. A liberal former army officer, Losada eventually left Spain for political reasons and settled in England, where he opened a shop in London near Euston Road. He produced a wide range of high-quality chronometers and clocks, which he sold domestically and exported to Spain and South America. In 1835, he opened a grand showroom at 105 Regent Street. Losada always maintained connections with his native Spain, and after winning a prize in 1864, he supplied 36 chronometers to the Spanish government through the Royal Observatory in Cádiz. He is also renowned for the clock tower he presented to Madrid in 1866, which stands at the Puerta del Sol. The “Horological Journal” noted in 1878 that these included highly refined watches and all kinds of complicated watches and repeaters,” as well as “perpetual calendars and chronographs, some exceptionally good chronometers, fine watches, astronomical clocks, and carriage clocks. He signed his watches JR Losada. Additionally, he authored poetry, several of which he dedicated to his friend Joseph Zorrilla.
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José Rodríguez Losada died on 6 March 1870 in London, but his business remained on Regent Street until around 1890.