Large English pocket watch with striking mechanism Circa 1720

Pair cased pocket watch with verge escapement
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A large pocket watch with striking mechanism, made by Francis Gregg in London, England, circa 1720. The full hunter paired case with Hallmarks London 1720, outer case with sound apertures in the shape of stars the inner case with a bell. The champlevé dial has blued steel hands and the movement has a highly complicated early verge escapement with quarter hour repeater, the original dome and a diamond end stone.
Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Weight: 187 g
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Signed: Francis Gregg London
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Francis Gregg
Francis Gregg was apprenticed to John Clowes in 1691. He was registered at Gt. Russell Street in 1711. It seems that Gregg was plagued by financial difficulties, he was declared bankrupt whilst at St. James 1714 – 1729 and was later declared insolvent whilst at York street in 1743.