18ct yellow gold Gregson á Paris, enamel and pearl set pocket watch. Circa 1780.
18ct yellow gold Gregson á Paris, enamel and pearl set pocket watch. Circa 1780.
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- Brand: Gregson á Paris
- Year: Circa 1780
- Model: Open face
- Reference: N/A
- Calibre: N/A
- Movement: Manual
- Material: 18ct yellow gold
- Features/complications: Case with enamel scene and date register
- Dial: White enamel dial with outer minute track featuring black printed Roman numeral hour markers and inner date register with gold ‘beetle and poker’ hands and date hand
- Case dimensions: 50mm
- Bracelet/strap: N/A
- Accessories: N/A
- SKU: 8947
Essay
Jean-Pierre Gregson originally came from England. In 1776 he was appointed watchmaker to the King in Paris. He was one of the first watchmakers of his time to use the Lépine calibre. In 1787 Gregson founded a watch manufacture in Braille.