Swiss gold and enamel, diamond-set pendant watch Circa 1890

Pendant watch made for the Chines market
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A Swiss 18K gold, enamel and diamond-set open faced cylinder pendant watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1890-1900. The enamel in the manner of Louis Rosselet.
Round-shaped case, the back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with vermicelli motif, a polychrome enamel scene in the centre showing a peacock sitting on a corbelling in front of a lake view. White enamel dial with gold-coloured radial Roman hours, outer minutes track and gold Louis XV hands. Gilded brass movement with going barrel, cylinder escapement, key-winding, gilt-brass monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring.
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Diameter: 32.6 mm
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Signed: No name
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A watch and a sketch showing a peacock in the same position are illustrated by Alfred Chapuis in his book “La Montre Chinoise”, suggesting that the enamel of this watch was painted by Louis Rosselet, a Genevan enameller, who has put in use, at the same time as P.-Amedée Champod (1834-1913), a process which by reserving brilliants on gold or silver paillons, renders in a very remarkable way the effects of setting sun or moonlight on the sea.
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Louis Rosselet, 1833-1913, Geneva. A Genevan enameller working from the mid-19th to the early 20th century known for his whimsical scenes depicting peacocks and fanciful Far Eastern scenes.