Swiss gilt metal verge made for the Islamic market Circa 1830

Gold hunting cased pocket watch
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A fine Swiss, gilt metal, full hunter cased pocket watch, circa 1830. Made for the Islamic market. A polished case, spring loaded case back with engraved Roman motif centred by blue guilloché enamel with a flower bouquet with diamonds (1 missing), hinged gold cuvette signed Patek Genève. The band with raised lobed decoration, reeded pendant. Fixed cuvette. White enamel dial with radial Islamic numerals, outer dot minute divisions and outermost Islamic five minute numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Matte gilt movement, full plate, ring turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three arm polished steel balance with wide rim, flat balance spring, pierced and chased single footed cock, regulation dial with Islamic numerals.
Dial signed.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Philippe Auguste Courvoisier  Chaux-de-Fonds
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Philippe Auguste Courvoisier (1803-1873) Was at times associated with Courvoisier & Co. and also with Courvoisier Frères, but he also signed clocks and watches in his own name. He was no longer associated with those companies after 1852.