English gold quarter repeating repoussé cylinder watch Circa 1760

Gold pair cased repoussé quarter repeater by John Ellicott
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A fine English 18 carat gold pair cased key wind quarter repeating repoussé cylinder pocket watch, London circa 1760. Gilt full plate with cylinder escapement, movement with pierced and engraved balance cock, plain three armed balance, diamond end stone, silver regulation, baluster pillars, two hammers striking on the bell.
White enamel dial with black Roman numerals, black outer minute track with Arabic numeral 5-minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker hands. Pierced and engraved inner case with green man and riverside decoration, signed inner cap, inner bell secured by 1 screw, pierced and engraved repousse outer depicting Alexander and Roxana. Movement and inner cap signed, case stamped JB. Numbered to the outside of the inner case, behind the bell, to the inner cap and to the movement.
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Diameter outer case: 50 mm
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Signed: Ellicott London
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John Ellicott was born in 1706, the son of a clockmaker of the same name. He was one of the outstanding clockmakers of the 18th century, producing a large number of fine clocks for the home market and export and was also instrumental in the perfection of the cylinder escapement. His reputation for excellence in design and execution lead him to the position in 1762 of Clockmaker to King George III. For this role he was paid 150 pounds per annum. Roughly at the same time he took into partnership his son Edward with later works dating from 1769 onward signed ‘& Son’.