Gentleman's gilt, double key wound, repeating (quarter-repeater) skeletonized open face gold pocket watch, Unsigned, Swiss origin, circa 1820.

A 60 mm diameter gilt steel open face pocket watch with a white porcelain 'ring' dial with Breguet hours, open minutes and steel Breguet style hands. The open dial center exposes the repeating and striking work. This pocket watch imitates the action of a striking clock yet remains very much a repeating watch. In repeaters one depresses the long the long necked pendant which tenses a spring, and when that pressure is relieved the power of the spring is activated. The time is then noted when struck on the spiral gongs. In clock watches the time is struck at each quarter hour noting the hour as well as the quarters. As noted in the dial center there are two mainsprings which are required to be wound daily by key to obtain a full days time and striking action. The movement is most likely either a verge or cylinder escapement with triple spoked brass balance and flat balance spring, likely fusee driven(not seen), and has delicately spoked ornate gilt wheels and spiral gongs while on the back plate the work is much less polished with steel cut levers and teeth and mono-metallic balance wheel. there appears to be no signature on the case or movement plates.

Condition: this watch is functional.

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