English verge with scalloped edged rock crystal Circa 1650

Very fine gilt metal oval verge watch with scalloped edged rock crystal
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An English gilt metal verge pocket watch with fire gilt full plate movement, pierced and engraved pinned on balance cock, plain steel balance, worm and wheel set up, gut line fusée, early Egyptian pillars. Silver dial finely engraved to the center with daffodils and tulips, Roman numerals with quarter and half hour divisions, gilt dial plate with floral engraving, floriate hand, the rock crystal covers with radiating facets, the bezel and case with floral engraving.
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Diameter: 48 mm including pendant
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Width: 30 mm
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Signed: Edward East Londini
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By the early 1650s, watches were made to be worn in some form of pocket and therefore pendant watches from the Commonwealth period are rarely seen. The rock crystal to both the front and back of the case has radiating facets which emanate from small, slightly dished, centers, matched by the edges of the gilt metal case. Shorter subsidiary lobes are cut on the facets, giving the overall impression of flower heads. The dial is beautifully engraved with fine and subtle shading providing an excellent three dimensional effect.