Swiss gold chronometer with enamel portrait of the owner Circa 1881

Gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch
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A fine, large Swiss, impressive 18K gold hunting cased, keyless pocket chronometer with the enamel portrait of the owner, signed John Gillet, circa 1881. Made for Marcks and Co. Ltd., Bombay and Poona, with London hallmarks. A massive, polished case by Alfred Thickbroom (Master mark), the cover engraved with the coat of arms of Thaig Jung Shums-Ul-Oomrao. Amir-I-Kubir, with the motto: Khoorsheed Jah, is the painted polychrome enamel portrait on the inner side. Hinged gold cuvette.
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Translucent dark green guilloché enamel dial with gilt radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold fleur-de-lys hands. Hinged gilt brass, full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold poising and timing screws, free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, diamond endstone. Signed on the backplate by the maker and on the dial by the Indian retailer.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Signed: Thomas Gammage & Son  Cornhill