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Gregson. A fine 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set à toc quarter repeating verge watch
SIGNED GREGSON À PARIS, CIRCA 1800
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Gregson. A fine 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set à toc quarter repeating verge watch
Signed Gregson à Paris, circa 1800
With gilt-finished verge movement, engraved and pierced cock, chain fusée, quarter repeating either on two hammers onto a bell or à toc onto the case, chosen by a lever in the bezel, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt skeletonised arrow hands, in circular case with pearl-set bezel and rim, the reverse centred by a painted polychrome enamel scene depicting a couple in a classical landscape on translucent blue guilloché enamel background, surrounded by a gold, light blue and paste-set border, repeating through the pendant, dial and movement signed
53 mm. diam.
Signed Gregson à Paris, circa 1800
With gilt-finished verge movement, engraved and pierced cock, chain fusée, quarter repeating either on two hammers onto a bell or à toc onto the case, chosen by a lever in the bezel, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt skeletonised arrow hands, in circular case with pearl-set bezel and rim, the reverse centred by a painted polychrome enamel scene depicting a couple in a classical landscape on translucent blue guilloché enamel background, surrounded by a gold, light blue and paste-set border, repeating through the pendant, dial and movement signed
53 mm. diam.