Pocket watch · Verge fusee pocket watch

This late 18th-century verge fusee pocket watch is attributed to the maker Charles LeRoy, working in Paris. The timepiece is housed in a consular case manufactured from three-colour gold, featuring an elaborate relief engraving on the back cover. The scene depicts a garden setting with a vase, basket of fruit, and birds, surrounded by a textured ground and floral swags, with further foliage decoration on the bezel. The watch features a white enamel dial signed by the maker, displaying Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, with gold-coloured hands and direct winding through the dial. The movement is a full plate gilt fusee construction, equipped with an intricate, pierced and engraved bridge cock featuring a steel coqueret, a three-armed gilt balance, and a blue steel hairspring. A silver regulator dial with a blue steel indicator is present on the movement.