Double-cased verge pocket watch by Joseph Wöhrle,. Friedberg, with the coat of arms of the Counts of Orlow Friedberg, circa 1760. 14k gold and gilt. The outer case finely and lavishly enamelled and with a chased and engraved profile depiction of Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (1734 - 1783), the lover of Catherine the Great, with the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle on his chest and an ermine coat over his shoulders; The inner case with the elaborately engraved coat of arms of the Counts of Orlow, framed by the dedication "'Au médecin et ami en reconnaissance immuable" (To the doctor and friend in unchanging gratitude). Gilt Champlevé dial with Roman hours and Arabic minute track, blued arrow hands and inscribed with the city of London in the centre and signed "Elrhow". Gilt full plate movement with three-arm steel balance under a vegetal bridge in ajour, keywind, chain and fusee and verge escapement. Plate sign. "Elrhöw London". Total weight approx. 61.28 g. D. approx. 43 mm. It is reasonable to assume that this is a late work by the Augsburg-born clockmaker Joseph Wöhrle, who married in 1721 and moved to Friedberg, where he died in 1761. For marketing reasons, many German clockmakers of this time and region labelled their movements with a signature spelt backwards and the place name "London" or "Paris". Cf. literature: Adelheid Riolini-Unger, Peter Frieß, Johann Hügin: Friedberger Uhren - Begleitband zur Ausstellung Friedberger Uhren 17.-19. Jahrhundert. 16 May - 17 October 1993, Heimatmuseum Friedberg, 1993, pp. 137 and 181. A pair-cased verge pocket watch by Wöhrle, Friedberg, circa 1760. Cases in 14 k gold, with coat of arms of the Counts of Orlow. Gilt mechanical movement with key wind, chain and fusee and verge escapement. Plate signed "Elrhöw London".