Swiss gilded decorative watch with paste stones Circa 1790

Decorative gilt pocket watch with marcassites (paste stones)
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A Swiss decorative pocket watch, gilded brass, enamel and marcassites (paste stones) circa 1790
Gilded brass, enamel and marcassites (paste stone-set), open faced, key-winding, round-shaped, “Directoire” pocket watch. Case back with, in the centre, inside an oval, a polychrome painting on enamel, by an unidentified workshop, Geneva, with a scene showing a young shepherd flattering a beautiful young shepherdess … whispered sweet nothings! surrounded by a Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) background ornamented with gold paillons, bezels set with paste stones.
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Diameter: 58.5 mm
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Signed: Ph. Terrot Geneva