Swiss 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set pocket watch Circa 1790

Gold verge with an outer protective case
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A very fine Swiss 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced verge pocket watch with an outer protective case, circa 1790. A pearl-set bezel, the back with a finely painted enamel scene of a girl and boy in a landscape, the girl holding two cherries to tempt the boy who has his hands behind his back surrounded by a gold paillon border with a silhouette portrait at the bottom, an outermost pearl-set border.
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White enamel dial with upright Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, Arabic quarter-hour numerals and gold arrow hands. A matte gilt movement, full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Signed: Deroche fres & Ce Genève
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The case is slightly chipped and restored soft enamel on the dial.