Elegant Swiss gold and enamel pendant watch Circa 1890

Gold, enamel and diamond brooch watch
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An elegant and small Swiss, 18 carat gold, enamel and rose cut diamond set lady’s keyless pendant watch, circa 1890, with an 18 carat gold, enamel and rose cut diamond set Henry Capt brooch en suite. The gold case has a case back with translucent blue enamel, guilloché ground, applied with diamond flower decoration. Dial, case, cuvette, movement and brooch signed.
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Diameter: 22.5 mm
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Signed: Henry Capt  Genève
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Henry Daniel Capt was an independent Swiss watchmaker who specialised in watches with additional complications such as musical watches and automatons. Capt was one of the first in Geneva to use barrels and crowns in his automatons. He was born in Chenit in the Vallée de Joux in April 1773, as the son of Jaques Samuel Capt and Susanne Piguet. His brother was Charles Samuel Capt. On January 1st, 1796, he married Henriette Piguet. In the Vallée de Joux, Capt trained as an établisseur. Around 1789, Henry settled in Geneva and worked for renowned companies such as Jaquet-Droz, Godet, Leschot, and his brother-in-law, Daniel Isaac Piguet. In 1802 he went into partnership with Daniel Isaac Piguet, which lasted until 1811.
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When this partnership ended, Capt kept producing his pieces before entering another partnership with Aubert et Fils in 1830 as Aubert & Capt, located in Place Bel-Air, Geneva. The firm was taken over by his son, Henry Capt, in 1844. He opened a shop on the Rue du Rhône in 1855, which quickly gained an excellent reputation. During the 1870s, the Henry Capt Company advertised that they were the only Geneva watch manufacturer to have a branch retail house in London. He also established branches in Paris, Nice, and New York. The house of Henry Capt flourished for many decades. Henry Daniel Capt died in 1841.