French silver double dialled watch with day and date Circa 1780

Silver open faced watch with two dials
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A French silver double dialled cylinder pocket watch with day and date indication, circa 1780. Cylinder movement. The front is white enamel with subsidiary dials for the date and days of the week in French, an aperture for the visible balance and an up and down adjustment for the regulator at 12 o’clock, small radial time indication with Arabic numerals at 6 o’clock, the reverse with a central polychrome enamel scene of Adam and Eve with a rotating serpent, the outer band depicting the Madonna with Child, Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles. Dial signed.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Signed: Fre Boch & Compie
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The very unusual biblical scene on the back of this timepiece showing Adam and Eve, Madonna with Child and Jesus and the Apostles is highly remarkable from its execution. It features a central rotating disc with a serpent, the highly symbolic figure in the biblical story of Adam and Eve and original Sin, surrounded by all the apostles on an outer chapter. The central scene of Adam and Eve reminds us of the link between the Old and the New Testament in the Bible. Also, the words ‘Avenue de Jesus au Monde’ indicate very clearly that this watch was most probably ordered on special request by a very important figure from the clergy.