Swiss gold, enamel and pearl-set watch with brooch Circa 1900

Gold pendant watch with pearl-set wreath brooch
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A very fine Swiss 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced keyless lady’s pendant watch with gold and pearl-set wreath brooch, circa 1900. Polished band, both bezels set with half pearls, the case back with a polychrome enamel scene of cherubs readying their bows. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with gold dots and gilt Louis XV hands. Gilt movement, eight jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance with blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.
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Diameter: 25 mm
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Signed: No name
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A cherub is a kind of angel, one of the second rank. Cherubs or cherubim, as the Hebrew plural is, were the ancient Israelites’ representations of symbolic, otherworldly beings. According to the Bible, a cherub looks different from other angels. Angels are often described as beings without wings, only in Revelation 14:6 angels are described as having wings, and they look like human beings. Cherubs always have wings and often look like animals.