Swiss automatic pocket watch with regulator dial Circa 1790

Silver watch with oscillating weight system by Moyse Gevril
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A rare, early German automatic pocket watch with an oscillating weight winding system and regulator dial, circa 1790. The watch features a simple silver-polished case with the case maker’s punch mark, HV. It has an enamel dial with a subsidiary dial for the radial hours at six, centre seconds, date of the month at twelve, and original steel hands. The gold-plated full-plate movement includes a cylinder escapement.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 109 g
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Signed: F. Sestien in Heidelberg
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Moyse Gevril, also known as Moÿse-Gevrille, was born in 1749 in Le Locle, Switzerland. He was the son of Jacques Gevril and lived in Crêt Vaillant, near Le Locle. In 1784, he became a master watchmaker and was well-known for creating self-winding pocket watches using an oscillating weight. His watches were supplied to various watch companies all over Europe, including F. Sestien in Heidelberg. Moyse Gevril founded the company Moyse Gevril & Fils but unfortunately passed away around 1791.