A fine mid 18^th Century gold mounted shagreen casket surmounted by a watch made for the Chinese market.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved masked cock, garnet endstone in a blue steel setting, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.   White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands.  The movement contained in a 22 carat gold dome with London hallmark, aperture for winding from inside the box.  Hinged silver bezel set with a row of square rubies.  Rectangular box with domed top to the lid covered in polished green shagreen on all sides apart from the base.  Gilt metal frames to the base and lid with two stopped five joint hinges.  Decorating the corners of the box are gold pierced mounts chased and engraved in Chinese style architecture.  The interior of the box lined with silk depicting Chinese imperial dragons.