English plain silver pair-cased verge pocket watch Circa 1705

Silver verge open faced watch
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A fine pair-cased verge pocket watch, circa 1705. 
The outer case is silver, tiered, polished, case maker’s punch mark MN, large lateral hinge. Inner case is silver, polished, case maker’s punch mark MN. A silver, Champlevé dial, inlaid radial Roman hours, chased and engraved centre with cartouches and signature, blued Poker & Beetle hands. Fine full plate movement, keywind, fire-gilt, applied florally engraved ornaments, signed, chain/fusee, Egyptian movement pillars, three-arm steel balance, florally engraved, pierced balance cock.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 140 g
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Signed:   Jonathan Lowndes   London
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Jonathan Lowndes, “at the Dyal in Pall Mall, a famous and celebrated maker”, was a member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in London from 1680 until 1710, making him a contemporary of Tompion and Quare. Many of his clocks remain, but we know of only a few pocket watches.