English 22k gold watch with repoussé decoration Circa 1764

Gold pair cased verge pocket watch  
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A very fine English 22k gold pair cased verge pocket watch with repoussé decoration “David Playing the Harp Before King Saul by Thomas Rayment, circa 1764.
Two cases: the back chased with a scene depicting David playing the harp before King Saul, rocaille bezels. Inner case: bassine with a deep back, polished.

Gold dial, champlevé radial Roman numerals on a matte background, outer arcaded minute ring, outermost five-minute Arabic markers, centre with scrolling and date aperture. Blued steel beetle and poker hands. A hinged, frosted gilt full-plate movement with pierced pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock. Signed on dial and movement.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Thomas Rayment  London
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The scene is taken from Samuel 16:23: When the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. It is a scene very rarely found on watch cases. Thomas Rayment worked in London. He was apprenticed in 1708 and became free in 1719. He either retired or died in 1768. Another of his repoussé watches depicting Perseus and Andromeda is in the collection of the Clockmaker’s Company. A very interesting watch in a vase is in the Palace Museum in Beijing.