Fine Swiss 18 carat gold pair-cased pendant watch Circa 1780

Gold and enamel verge watch
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A fine Swiss Geneva 18 carat gold and enamelled gold pair-cased verge watch, circa 1780. Gilt full plate fusee verge movement with hexagonal baluster pillars, scroll pierced balance bridge with coqueret, signed.
White enamel dial with Arabic minute numerals enclosing Roman chapters, pierced scroll hands set with paste, plain numbered inner case, the bezel of the outer case set with paste, the back with enamel scene of a shepherdess at a well. Signed dial and movement.
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Diameter: 43 mm
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Signed: Frères Esquivillon et Dechoudens
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The brothers, Jean-François and Gédéon-François Esquivillon were in partnership with Jacques Dechoudens, 1776 -1800. They specialized in decorative enamel and gold watches of this type.