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Lot 231

SWISS. AN 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING JACQUEMART WRISTWATCH CONVERTED FROM A POCKET WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON

UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1910

Closed10 June 2009

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SWISS. AN 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING JACQUEMART WRISTWATCH CONVERTED FROM A POCKET WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON
UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1910
Nickel-finish lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, minute repeating on two gongs activated through a slide in the band, blue metal dial, central engine-turned chapter ring, applied Roman numerals, two gilt figures chiming individual bells for the hours, quarters and minutes, surrounded by garland and a cornucopia, circular converted case, sapphire-crystal display back revealing and automaton erotic scene
44mm diam.