English single-handed pair cased verge with alarm Circa 1700

Silver and covered with snakeskin verge by Marc Thomega
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An impressive English pair-cased single-handed pocket watch with alarm, circa 1700. This English watch is in excellent condition. It has a silver pair case, with the outer case covered in snakeskin, sound openings, and a beautifully pierced inner case with tendrils, birds, and a bell. The watch features an early English verge movement with an alarm on the bell and a movement construction from circa 1700 with a signed plate and decorated barrel. The champlevé dial has Roman numerals, a central rotating alarm disc with Arabic numerals, and an iron hand.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 190 g
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Signed: Marc Thomegay London
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The watch is in working order, but the striking mechanism requires adjustment.