English 18K gold cylinder with black enamel dial Circa 1818

Gold consular cased cylinder watch with black enamel dial
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A rare English gold consular cased cylinder watch with black enamel dial, circa 1818, gilded full plate movement, cylinder escapement, plain flat three-arm balance, decoratively engraved balance cock, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, signed D. and W. Morice, Fenchurch Street, London, signed gilt metal dust cap.
Black enamel dial, white Roman numerals, outer minute ring, polished silver heart-shaped hands.
Gold case, the back with traces of engine turned decoration, milled band, fixed inner cuvette, cuvette and back with case maker’s mark ‘LC’ incuse with scroll above for Louis Comtesse.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: D. & W. Morice Fenchurch Street London
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Black dials are very rare on English watches and are seen only occasionally during the 19th century. The short round pendant and ring bow are of a type that was already well established on the continent and becoming increasingly popular in England. In Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, lists David and William Morice as being active between 1800-1832 at Fenchurch Street in London.