English silver pair cased verge watch with enamel painting Circa 1802

Pocket watch with automaton ‘windmill’
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A verge watch with enamel painting and automaton ‘windmill’, made by John Edward Lawson in London, England, circa 1802. The open faced plain case is crafted from silver and has London Hallmarks from 1802. The dial has a white enamel outer ring with black Arabic numerals for the hours and in the centre a multicolour enamel painting representing a farmer in front of his mill and the sails of the mill are moving and depict the seconds in a subsidiary dial at twelve o’clock. The movement is numbered and has a verge escapement.
The movement is signed.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 120 g
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Signed: John Edward Lawson, London
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Pair cased
Pair cased pocket watches were common throughout the 1700s. An inner case holds the watch movement, with an additional outer case that encloses and protects the inner case. The outer case would provide protection from dirt and dust, since the inner cases of key wound watches lacked such coverage.
To identify a pair cased pocket watch, look for these characteristics: an inner case that holds the watch movement and an outer case that encloses and protects the inner case. The outer case may be made of a different material than the inner case, and it may have decorative elements such as engraving or embossing.