VERGER FRERES 1905 Edwardian Enameled Pendant Watch In Platinum & Diamonds

An Edwardian pendant watch designed by Verger Freres. This is a magnificent pendant-watch, created in Paris France by the Verger Freres company, back in the 1905. The pendant-watch has been crafted in solid platinum and yellow gold of 18 karat and is embellished with engine turned guilloche patterns which are topped with applications of green, blue and gray-blue glass enamel. This one-of-a-kind timepiece is mounted with forty-nine rose-cuts diamonds, and a grisaille miniature painted in a heart shaped panel by the French master enameller Fernand Paillet. The miniature painting depicts the draped figure of Venus surrounded by three cupids, signed with the monogram FP. Fitted on top with a movable ring to wear in a chain as pictured. Dial: Round, golden with black Arabic numbers and blued steel hands. Movement: Mechanical, hand-winding, the watch winds and sets by turning the ring-bale. Diamonds: The heart shaped painting and the ring on top are mounted in flush settings, with 49 old French rose-cut diamonds with a combined weight of about 0.74 carats. Weight: 18.30 Grams, (11.75 Dwt). Measurements: 26 mm by 35 mm by 7 mm (1.02 x 1.42 x 0.28 Inches). Chain length: Inches, (Cm). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the marks for the assay and warranty of the 18kt gold and the platinum respectively, the maker's mark VR inside a lozenge cartouche associated to Verger Freres, and the four-digits reference serial numbers 1278.                  Other m