English small gold half hunting cased verge watch Circa 1810

Unusual small gold half hunting cased verge watch
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An unusual English small gold half hunting cased verge watch, circa 1810, gilded full plate movement, verge escapement, decoratively pierced and engraved balance cock, a mask at the neck, diamond endstone, flat steel three-arm balance, Bosley-form regulation, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, signed Montague, London.
White enamel, outer chapter ring with Roman numerals, inner with Arabic numerals visible through the cover, each chapter with a minute ring, aperture for winding at 4 o’clock.
Plain gold case, the cover with a glazed central aperture, Regency pendant with a push-button for opening the front cover, case with maker’s mark WJ incuse for William Jackson.
with a small engine-turned gold key.
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Diameter: 38 mm
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Signed: Montague London
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The small size of this watch would suggest that it was almost certainly intended for use by a lady, comparatively few such watches were made before the 1820s.