Swiss gold watch with pouzait type escapement Circa 1810

Ornamental gold enamel pocket watch 
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A Swiss ornamental gold enamel pocket watch, studded with half pearls, circa 1810. Lustrous split pearls surround the enamel dial on the front and an exquisite cobalt blue enamel medallion with two-coloured gold paillon ornamentation on the back. The luminous blue of the enamel is enhanced by the engine-turned floral pattern – a marvelous timepiece in remarkable condition.
18k gold case, enamel, half pearls. White enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals on the outer-track for the quarter hour indication. Full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 88 g
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Signed: Pouzait & Fres Godemar à Genève
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In 1777, Jean Moîse Pouzait (1743-1793), director of the watchmaking school in Geneva and inventor of the “seconde morte”, began a partnership with brothers Jean Antoine and Guillaume Godemar of Geneva; the company traded as “Godemar Freres & Pouzait” and had an excellent reputation as makers of complicated timepieces. In addition to watches with repeaters and musical automatons they produced high quality duplex or cylinder watches and of course watches with the Pouzait escapement. Several famous watchmakers such as Philippe Samuel Meylan (1772-1845) and Henry Daniel Capt (1773-1843) trained in their workshop. The manufactory existed until 1824.