Splendid French gold and enamel gentleman’s watch Circa 1800

Gold open faced pocket watch by Breguet
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A splendid French 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl-set gentleman’s pocket watch, circa 1800. Frosted gilt full plate movement, signed, key wind, chain and fusee, round movement pillars, verge escapement, three arm brass balance, engraved, pierced balance bridge, silver regulation disc with steel indicator.
The case back with en grisaille scene on translucent cobalt blue enamelling over a guilloché background depicting a couple in the garden surrounded by a white border, the front and back bezel studded with half pearls, pendant with push button to open the front. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and gold poker & beetle hands, signed Breguet à Paris.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 68 g
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Signed: Breguet A Paris
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The winding aperture chipped.
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A grisaille (en grisaille), or grey painting, is a painting in which one does not apply natural colours but restricts oneself to depicting things in all possible shades of the same colour, usually grey or brown.
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Reference 0040000