English historically important verge pocket watch Circa 1660

Silver pocket watch in a leather-covered outer protective case
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An English historically important verge pocket watch in a leather-covered outer protective case with stud decoration and initials of King Charles II (1630-1685), King of England, Scotland and Ireland, circa 1660.
This watch consists a silver outer case, a leather cover, applied golden stud decoration a large lateral hing and a silver inner case with case maker’s punch mark “WF” (William Finch). It has a silver champlevé dial with Roman numerals and one hand. The movement is a fine full plate movement, signed Jaques Cartier with a chain/fusee and a three-arm steel balance.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 130 g
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Signed: Jaques Cartier, London
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Charles II (1630-1685) of House Stuart was King of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was the second son of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria, a princess of France. Born on May 29, 1630, Charles was the longed-for heir because his older brother had died a year earlier only a day after his birth.
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Charles was one of the most popular kings of England and known as the “Merry Monarch” in reference to both the liveliness and hedonism of his court and the general relief at the return to normality after more than a decade under the rule of Cromwell and the Puritans. Charles’s wife Catherine of Braganza bore no surviving children, but Charles acknowledged at least twelve illegitimate children by various mistresses. He was succeeded by his brother James.
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According to Brian Loomes in “Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World”, London 2006, p. 138, Jaques Cartier is recorded in London 1635-1680.