Swiss gold champlevé enamel ball-form pendant watch Circa 1800

Fine gold and enamel verge watch
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A fine Swiss, 18K gold and champlevé enamel ball-form pendant watch, circa 1800. Spherical case, with gold floral decoration on a black ground, pale blue enamel rhomboids forming a band around the upper half, each decorated with a flower, torch or pair of doves, white enamel dot central border, the lower half with gold sunrays and a pale blue panel with white and gold flowers.
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White enamel dial with Breguet numerals. Gold spade hands. A hinged, gilt brass full plate movement with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-plate, silvered regulation dial. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 25 mm
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Signed: Ch. Moricand  Genève