English/Dutch 18K gold pair cased verge with date Circa 1700

Gold verge in pair cases by Fromanteel & Clarke
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An English/Dutch 18 carat gold pair-cased verge pocket watch with date, circa 1700. Full plate movement, verge escapement, pierced and engraved winged balance cock, fusee and chain, open work pillars. Gold champlevé dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, pierced and engraved centre, silver aperture for the calendar at 12 o’clock. Plain inner case, highly decorative embossed and chased outer case with seven knuckle hinges, Dutch hallmarks and rubbed case maker’s marks. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Signed: Fromanteel & Clarke
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The younger Ahasuerus Fromanteel and his son-in-law Christopher Clarke were known to have worked together on clocks and watches, mainly in Amsterdam and also sometimes London until Ahasuerus died in 1703. Interestingly they did not tend to designate where their watches were made on the dial or movements.