Splendid French gold, enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1800

Elaborately painted pendant watch by Dutertre et Compagnie
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Impressive French gold enamel verge pocket watch from Paris, circa 1800. This exquisite watch boasts an enamel dial with Arabic radial hours, an outer minute track with numerals in fifteen-minute intervals, and original hands. It features a full plate movement with a verge escapement, chain/fusee, and a three-arm brass balance. The 18k gold case is adorned with polychrome enamel. The back is painted with a gallant scene in an idyllic landscape. The background is radially guilloched and enamelled in translucent cobalt blue. A delicate border frames the scene. The pendant, temple and bezel on the front are decorated with blue, white and gold champlevé enamel with bright blue paillons.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 78 g
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Signed: Dutertre et Compagnie
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The Dutertres were an important watchmaking family in Paris in the 18th century. One member was Jean Baptiste Dutertre, who invented the Dutertre escapement for pendulum clocks, a reverse escapement used for clocks with double pendulums.