French gold and enamel Deco Style pocket watch Circa 1910

Historical Deco Style pocket watch by Boucheron
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A historical, keyless winding, gold and enamel Pre Art Deco Style French pocket watch, circa 1910.
Round shaped 18 Carat yellow gold and enamel half hunter case with hinged case back. Cover and case back with guilloché engine turned enamelled decoration, white, blue and green translucent colours and with chiselled twelve roses. Cuvette engraved in taille douce (fine cut) with the mention A Monsieur F. COLLIN / Sincères Remerciements / Pour Vos Bonnes Leçons / Votre Elève / BASILE PROKHOROFF / Moscou 1911. Enamel dial with Breguet radial hours, outer minutes track, subsidiary dial for the seconds at nine and blued scoties hands. Gilded brass movement with going barrel, straight line lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with a terminal curve and index regulator with parachute.
Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 50.5 mm
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Signed: Boucheron
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Frédéric Boucheron, French watch manufacture
When Frédéric Boucheron opened his jewellery shop at the Place Vendôme in 1858, he was the first jeweller in the quarter; he soon gained fame for his expert knowledge of precious stones and his exquisite creations. The Maison Boucheron catered for a wealthy and prosperous clientele, and its successes soon allowed the company to branch out to Japan, the Middle and the Far East and Moscow and London. Maison Boucheron exhibited in many international expositions, such as the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, the 1889 and 1900 World Exhibitions in Paris, the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris. The company’s management – which still trades at the Place Vendôme address – remains in the hands of the family Boucheron. The Verger brothers most likely created this case. They were well-known for their cases and jewellery work and worked for the most eminent jewellers in the world, such as Boucheron. The Verger brothers were also representatives for Vacheron & Constantin in Paris.