English gold triple cased quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1750

Gold repoussé quarter repeating pocket watch
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An English 18 carat gold keywind triple cased quarter repeating pocket watch with shagreen outer case and repousse depicting Hermes and Andromeda, circa 1750. Full plate fire gilt fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock with dragon, diamond endstone, silver regulation, two polished hammers striking on a bell, round baluster pillars.
White enamel dial, black Roman numerals, black outer minute markers with Arabic numeral 5-minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker hands. Pierced and engraved inner case, pierced repoussé middle case depicting Hermes and Andromeda, outer studded shagreen case with exhibition glass.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: Thomas Allen London
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In Greek Mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Kepheus and Kassiopeia, king and queen of the Phoenician kingdom of Ethiopia. After the Queen boasted that her daughter was more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sent a sea monster to devastate the kingdom. Since only Andromeda’s sacrifice would appease the gods, she was chained to a rock and left to be devoured by the monster. She remained on the rocks until she was spotted by Perseus, flying past on his winged sandals given to him by the god Hermes. Perseus falls in love with her and secures the promise of her hand in marriage if he can save her. Perseus kills the monster with the sword Hermes had given him to defeat Medusa, saving Andromeda.