French gold enamel watch with matching chatelaine Circa 1780

Verge pocket watch with signet and key by Charles Le Comte
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A decorative, French gold enamel verge pocket watch with an open face, circa 1790.
18K gold case, the backside decorated with gold paillon stars on a translucent cobalt blue, engine-turned ground and the bezels with white enamel borders with gold flowers on a blue background. Signed enamel dial with red and black Arabic radial hours, outer minutes track with red and black Arabic five minutes numerals, and Louis XV-style hands. Gilt, full plate movement, keywind and signed, chain/fusee, solid movement pillars, three-arm brass balance and fine florally engraved and pierced balance bridge. Everything is in the original leather box, which is equipped with the original gold/enamel key and the gold/enamel -Petschaft.
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Diameter: 40 mm
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Weight: 56 g
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Signed: Charles Le Comte à Paris
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This timekeeper was created by Charles Le Comte, who had his business at Quai des Ormes in Paris from 1789 until 1820; he had been a master watchmaker since 1785.