Unusual English silver half hunting cased watch Circa 1814

Silver half hunting cased watch with ship’s bell indication
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An unusual English silver half hunting cased watch with ship’s bell indication, circa 1814,  gilded full plate movement, verge escapement, decoratively pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, Bosley’s form of regulation, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, signed Prince and Cattles, York.
White enamel dial, small central dial indicating standard time with Arabic numerals for viewing through case front aperture, outer chapter ring for ship’s watches or ‘bells’.
Plain silver case, glazed aperture to the front, the back with engraved crest and W beneath an engraved dedication: ‘Given to Roger Pierce for Good Conduct’, Regency pendant and bow, case back and cover with maker’s mark incuse BM.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Signed: Prince and Cattles York
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Onboard ship, the ‘watch’ or duty period is split up into periods of four hours. A bell is struck for each half-hour of the four-hour period, accruing from 1 strike for the first half-hour to eight for the final half-hour. The dial of the present watch has a conventional time dial to its center, with the outer edge calibrated for the ship’s bells and the number of strikes required for each hour displayed. The watch has a half-hunting style cover through which the smaller standard time dial can be viewed. The crest to the case back is one of the Willoughby de Broke (Verney) family crests, a demi-bear. The engraved dedication suggests that Roger Pierce was an employee who had served his master well.

Prince and Cattles is recorded at York between 1781 and 1827.