Heavy English rose gold precision lever pocket watch Circa 1816

Gold open faced pocket watch by Paul Philip Barraud
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A heavy English precision pocket watch with English lever escapement, circa 1816.
18k rose gold polished case with gold dome and case maker’s punch mark “WW”. Signed enamel dial with radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds and gold spade hands. Full plate movement, keywind, signed and gilt, with chain/fusee, moulded pillars, three-arm steel ring balance, fine florally engraved balance cock and chatoned diamond endstone on balance.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 121 g
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Signed: Barraud, Cornhill, London
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Paul Philip Barraud (1750-1820)
Barraud was an English chronometer maker in London. His parents were Francis Gabriel Barraud and Magadalen Benine née Crespin, who was the daughter of a renowned Huguenot silversmith. In 1796 Barraud became a member of the Clockmakers Company of London and a master in 1810/11. He formed a partnership with George Jamieson and William Howells; of Barraud’s 7 children, his sons Frederick Joseph,John and James followed him into the business. From 1796 until 1820 they created more than 1,000 chronometers together.