Swiss 18 Carat gold quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1780

Gold and enamel repeating verge watch
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A very fine Swiss 18 Carat gold and enamel open faced quarter repeating verge pocket watch with an outer protecting case, circa 1780. A Louis XVI case, the bezels decorated with a chased intertwined leaf and chain pattern, on the back a shepherdess and two sheep painted en grisaille in a polychrome enamel landscape and pink ground, a gold paillon border, outer sky blue border with gold leaf paillon and white enamel decoration.
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White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Arabic five minute numerals, fancy pierced gilt metal hands. A frosted gilt full plate movement, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three arm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Jb. Ferrier & Fils Genève
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The former property of a Swiss collector.
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Jb. Ferrier & Fils, Geneva, specialized in decorative watches in the late 18th century.
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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.