French gold quarter repeater with classical scene Circa 1785

Gold quarter repeating verge watch
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A fine French 18 carat gold and en grisaille enamel open faced quarter repeating verge pocket watch, circa 1785. Translucent blue enamel bezel with gold paillon decoration, the case back with a fine royal blue guilloché enamel panel decorated with a classical en grisaille scene, a gold paillon and white enamel border decorated to match the bezel. Repeating the quarter hours on a bell by depressing the pendant.
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White enamel dial with radial Arabic numerals, outer dot minute track with Arabic five minute numerals and gilt beetle & poker hands. Gilt brass full plate movement, fusee with chain, verge escapement, gilt brass pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel coqueret, silver index regulator. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Weight: 88 g
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Signed: Adre Hessen A Paris
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André Hessen worked in Paris between 1775 and 1791.
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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 0050000