Decorative Swiss silvered and gilded brass pocket watch Circa 1795

Silvered key winding verge
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A decorative Swiss silvered and gilded brass key winding pocket watch, made by Les Frères Esquivillon, Geneva, circa 1795. Case back engraved with a pattern of stylised flowers and with, in the lower part, a medallion engraved with a hunting scene. White enamel dial with suspended Breguet Arabic numerals, a painted motif in the form of a scalloped medallion with a bouquet on a blue background and gilded metal decorative hands. A gilded brass, full plate movement, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock. Signature on the dial.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 108 g
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Signed: Les Frères Esquivillon, Geneva
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Les Frères Esquivillon & DeChoudens, Geneva: Master watchmakers active in Geneva in the last quarter of the 18th century and in the early 19th century. In 1774, Gédéon-François Esquivillon became associated with his brother, Joseph Esquivillon, and Jaques DeChoudens or Deschoudens. They are known to have signed sometimes « Es. et Dech.