French 18k gold quarter repeating automaton watch Circa 1810

Gold verge open faced automaton pocket watch
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A rare French quarter repeating gentleman’s pocket watch with automaton and three Jacquemarts, circa 1810.
Full plate movement, keywind, two hammers, two gongs, three-arm brass balance, verge escapement. Plain polished 18-carat gold case, the inner lid with coronet and monogram PRM. The front has an enamel chapter ring, surrounding the central scene, with radial Arabic numerals, outer minutes track, and Breguet hands. The top half of the two-part gold Jaquemart á trois couleurs shows an opening in the form of a balcony with automaton; a knight strikes the scythe of a peasant. The lower half shows two putti in front of a temple, striking a bell. The automaton Jacks on the dial refer to the Medieval way of public time announcing which was by real people striking every hour on a bell situated at the top of the city tower. Later, life-size robots, called Jacquemarts or Jacks, amused the public by striking bells in large public clocks, of which, probably the most famous is the one in Venice at Piazza San Marco and the oldest (1383) in the tower of Dijon.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Weight: 146 g
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Signed: No name