Swiss gold watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1820

Gold pearl set pendant watch
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A Swiss pink gold, enamel and pearl-set pendant watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1820, gilt full plate movement, fully engraved with foliate decoration, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm balance, pierced and engraved balance bridge, glazed cuvette.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, pink gold case, seed pearl decoration to both bezels, champlevé enamel to the band, the reverse with painted polychrome enamel bouquet of summer flowers, seed pearl-set pendant and bow, dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 29 mm
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Signed: Dimier & Cie Geneva
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This watch is unusual as it still employs an engraved verge movement. Engraved movements were fashionable in China, and thus, this watch houses the predecessor to the engraved “Chinese” caliber that followed.

This watch represents a rare and early example from Dimier & Cie. This manufacturer was a Swiss maker of repute, established in the early 19th century and active until the mid-19th century. Alongside Dimier & Cie, other makers such as Bovet, Vaucher and Juvet were amongst the largest manufacturers of Swiss watches for the Chinese market.