Swiss splendour gold enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1830

Gold enamel pocket watch by Schatz & Vignier
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A splendour gold enamel Swiss verge pocket watch, circa 1830.
18 Carat pink gold case, decorated with granulations, richly set with turquoises, emeralds and ground rubies; the back lid with an oval multi-coloured enamel medallion picturing Lake Geneva and the Salève mountain in the background, an earth road in the foreground, and with case maker punch mark TF. Two-tone silvered dial with radial Roman hours, applied two-tone gold flower ornaments, engine-turned centre, and blued Breguet hands. Full plate movement, keywind, frosted, gilt, and signed, with chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance, and fine florally engraved and pierced balance bridge.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Weight: 70 g
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Signed: Schatz & Vignier à Genève
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Granulation in jewellery
Granulation is a jewellery manufacturing technique whereby a surface is covered in spherules or granules of precious metal. The technique is thought to have its origins in Sumer about 5,000 years ago.