Large Swiss decorative gold and enamel verge watch Circa 1790

Large gold pocket watch by Chevalier & Compagnie
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A large and exceptionally fine quality French gold and enamel verge pocket watch, circa 1790.
Signed verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock with polished steel coqueret, silver regulation disc with blued steel indicator.
Signed enamel dial, in excellent condition, with Arabic radial hours, outer minutes track with five minutes numerals and decorative gold hands. 18 carat gold case, both sides with a white enamel rim with gold inlay, back with a wonderful enamel painting surrounded by a paillon rim, and the pendant also decorated with paillon enamel.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 78 g
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Signed: Chevalier et Compagnie
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This watch is of outstanding quality. 
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Chevalier et Cie. (Geneva) Swiss watch manufacture
Chevalier & Cie or Chevalier & Compagnie was documented in Geneva in the 1790s. Whether Jacob Chevalier, who worked in this city in the second half of the 18th century first alone and then with Mathey, had anything to do with Chevalier & Cie has not yet been proven, but in terms of time, Chevalier & Mathey (1786-1792 ) could very well have been direct forerunners of this company.
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Reference 0043000