Swiss gold watch with enamel and rose-cut diamonds Circa 1780

Gold verge lady’s pocket watch
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A fine Swiss 20K gold, enamel and diamond-set pair-cased verge pocket watch, circa 1780. Matted and chased bezels with continuous leaf decoration, the back set with a painted on enamel portrait of a lady with roses in her hair, rose-cut diamond-set border and pierced surround over a royal blue translucent enamel ground. White enamel dial, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals and diamond-set pierced hands. A hinged gilt-brass full plate movement with hexagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed cock, faceted red endstone, silver regulation disc. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 41 mm
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Signed: Ch.t Moricand Genève
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The former property of a Swiss collector.
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Christian Moricand, 1715-1791, was a watchmaker who from 1752 to 1755 was associated with his brothers Benjamin and François Colladon. Several other associations followed.