English 22 carat gold quarter repeating cylinder watch Circa 1760

Gold pair cased repoussé quarter repeater by John Fladgate
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A fine English 22 carat gold pair cased key wind quarter repeating repoussé with early cylinder escvapement pocket watch, London circa 1760. Gilt full plate with cylinder escapement, signed movement with pierced and engraved balance cock, plain three arm balance, diamond end stone, silver regulation, round pillars, two hammers striking on the bell. Dust cover.
White enamel dial with black Roman numerals, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, gold beetle and poker hands.
The back of the outer case has an open work edge and is decorated with flower tendrils, acanthus, fruit and a basket filled with flowers. The inner case is designed in a similar way and has an elaborately engraved bouquet of summer flowers on the back and an open work edge that is decorated with acanthus tendrils and fantasy birds. On the pendant and on the lower edge there is a cartouche with an engraved view of a farmstead and a grotesque face. Dust cover and movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 122 g
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Signed: John Fladgate, London
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John Fladgate was an English clockmaker who completed his apprenticeship in 1743. He was probably born around 1720 and became a member of the Clockmakers Company. His business was located in Conduit Street and he was a business partner of Richard Willder until 1785. John Fladgate died in 1781 and his widow continued the business until 1793. The British Museum has a wall clock and a pocket watch by Fladgate in its collection.
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Very good, two barely visible hairlines and some small dents on the back.
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Reference 0015000