English 18 Carat gold pocket watch with automaton dial Circa 1817

Gold  pair cased lever pocket watch
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A fine English 18 Carat gold pair cased pocket watch with an automaton dial, circa 1817. The inner and outer case are both polished. Matte gilt dust cover. White enamel chapter ring on the dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, the center painted with a castle scene with uniformed guards, an aperture with the rotating disc mounted on the fourth wheel pivot with marching guards and gold pear hands. A matte gilt movement, ring turned pillars, fusee and chain, a large jewel in a screwed chaton for the fourth wheel pivot, English lever escapement with four arm polished steel balance, flat balance spring, foliate engraved single footed cock with diamond end stone, index regulator with an engraved scale on the back plate, stop lever protruding from the bezel.
Movement signed cases with Mastermark HJ.
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Diameter: 53.5 mm
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Signed: Bright & Sons  Sheffield