French gold and enamel watch in the shape of a heart Circa 1850

Gold and enamel diamond set heart form pendant watch
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A beautiful gold/enamel French pendant watch in heart shape, set with rose cut diamonds, attributed to Mellerio dits Meller, Paris, circa 1850. Heart-shaped bridge movement, key winding, cylinder escapement. Screwed enamel dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track, and Breguet steel hands. 18K gold case, green engine-turned enamel on both sides and set with rose-cut diamonds. The watch has a high-quality 18K gold chain with a T-piece and weights circa 29 g. This watch chain is in a very well-preserved original sales box of a watch dealer from Hof in Bavaria.
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Dimensions: 41,6 x 20 mm
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Weight: 20 g
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Unsigned.
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Mellerio dits Meller is the world’s oldest jewellery company. In the 16th century, the Melerios became jewellers to Maria de Medici. In 1613, they were given exceptional privileges by the Queen for thwarting an attempt to assassinate the young King Louis XIII. Successive Kings & Queens of France renewed these privileges until the revolution of 1789. Thanks to their illustrious past, Mellerio became the most famous French jeweller in the 19th century, supplying Empresses Josephine and Eugenie and all European royal courts.