French gold verge watch with camaïeu enamel scene Circa 1780

Gold and enamel open faced verge watch
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A fine French gold and enamel open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1780. The front bezel and outer rim of the reverse with pink enamel sections, a further oval central camaïeu enamel scene of three cherubs resting. White enamel dial, radial Roman hours, outer Arabic five minute numerals, a winding aperture at 2 o’clock and Louis XV hands. Gilt full plate movement with square baluster pillars, fusee barrel, verge escapement, pierced and engraved continental cock with a polished steel endpiece, steel three arm balance, flat hairspring, silver regulator dial.
Movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Trembley Paris
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The case has some lacking elements, the dial is slightly chipped and the hands are partially replaced.
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Camaïeu is a technique that employs two or three tints of a single colour, other than grey, to create a monochromatic image without regard to local or realistic colour.
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A cherub is a part human, a part animal creature with wings and one or more faces whose function is related to the divine.