SWISS. A RARE 18K GOLD QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON
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SWISS. A RARE 18K GOLD QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON

UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1820

Closed14 December 2010

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SWISS. A RARE 18K GOLD QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON
UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1820
Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, quarter repeating activated by the pendant, gilt-brass cuvette with central spring-loaded lid, concealing the automaton scene of a couple in a partial state of undress within a boudoir scene, the male automated and activated by the repeater train, white enamel dial, Breguet numerals, engine-turned case with gadrooned band
57mm diam.