Recordon. A very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface quarter repeating convertible pair case cylinder watch, made for the Turkish market

Recordon. A very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface quarter repeating convertible pair case cylinder watch, made for the Turkish market
Signed Recordon from London, No. 2188, circa 1815
Gilt-finished ruby cylinder movement, plain three arm brass balance with parachute on the top pivot, repeating on two hammers onto a gong, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, blued steel Breguet-style hands, outer railway minute divisions, circular inner case with polychrome champlevé enamel floral decorated bezel and rim, reverse with a finely painted polychrome enamel bouquet of flowers on translucent scarlet enamel over engine-turned background, circular outer protective case with polychrome champlevé enamel floral decorated rim, reverse with polychrome enamel lake scene depicting a frigate in full sail passing by a walled town, quarter repeating pull-twist push-piece in the pendant, cuvette and dial signed, cases numbered and stamped with casemaker's initials JLJ
53 mm. diam.