Flat Swiss 18 carat gold pocket watch with enamel case Circa 1800

Gold and enamel open faced pocket watch
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A flat Swiss 18 carat yellow gold and enamel open faced cylinder pocket watch made by Moulinié Frères & Co in Geneva, circa 1800. The watch features a cylinder movement. It has a two tone silvered guilloché dial with Roman hour numerals and outer minute divisions on a brushed chapter ring, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and moon hands. The case is decorated with an enamelled frieze edge featuring M motifs on a black ground. Both the front and back bezels display white, gold and black striped enamelled motifs. The back case shows a radiant white enamelled swirl of flowers on a black ground (though it is missing). Included is the original key.
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Diameter: 40 mm
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Weight: 35.2 g
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Signed: Moulinié Frères & Cie
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Moulinié Frères & Co., a Swiss watchmaking company
Moulinié was active in Geneva until about 1795 and was founded by Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié.

In 1796, he and Jean-François Bautte registered a company that had been operating since August 1, 1793, under a nine year contract. On October 1, 1804, they started a new firm, Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, for four years, bringing in Jean-Gabriel Moynier. This expanded their work to include not just making watch cases but also trading watches and jewellery.

From 1808 to 1821, before Moulinié left, the company was known as Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier. Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié continued for a few more years as Moulinié Aîné & Cie. His sons, Jean-François and Jacques-Dauphin Jr., later ran the business as Moulinié Frères & Cie and then as Moulinié & Cie.