Unusual Indian 18K gold and enamel hunter cased watch Circa 1900

Unusual gold and enamel hunter cased watch
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An unusual Indian 18k gold and enamel hunter cased watch made for the Indian market, nickel lever movement, micrometer regulator, 15 jewels, gold cuvette, circa 1900.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, case with polychrome enamel portrait of an Indian Maharajah bordered by translucent blue enamel over engine-turning, the reverse engraved with moghul decoration centered by a Indian architectural structure, completed by a chain.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Marcks & Co. L.D. Bombay & Poona
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The portrait on this watch features a royal figure, most likely an Asaf Jahi Nizam of Hyderabad during the Asaf Jah Dynasty (1720-1948) or a member of the royal family. The iconic monument of Hyderabad, Charminar, which means “four towers” in Urdu, is portrayed on the reverse of the watch, instantly recognizable from the four minarets and prominent arches. The surrounding Urdu script is typical of benedictory scripts from the Qur’an.