Swiss 18 carat gold open faced verge pocket watch Circa 1800

Gold, enamel and pearl pocket watch 
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A very fine Swiss 18K gold, polychrome painted-on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch, circa 1800. An Empire case, hinged seed pearl-set bezel, the band decorated with an engraved repeat pattern, the back with a finely painted Geneva enamel scene of a young couple seated in a garden within a shield-shaped gold paillon border, translucent royal blue enamel outer border over engine turning with white enamel and blue paillon flower and foliate decoration, pearl-set border.
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White enamel dial, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2 o’clock and gold arrow hands. A frosted gilt full plate movement with flared turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulator dial. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Louis Duchène & Fils  Genève
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Louis Duchène & Fils Recorded from about 1791 to about 1820, they are known for coach watches with grande and petite sonnerie and calendar, repeating the minutes and quarters, watches with champlevé enamel and fantasie watches.