Musical Swiss gilt centre-seconds keyless pocket watch Circa 1980

Fine musical gold plated keyless pocket watch with automaton
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A fine musical gold plated centre-second keyless Swiss pocket watch with automaton and alarm. Accompanied by a box and key. Made by Arnex Time Co., Switzerland made in circa 1980.
Three-body, bassine case with polished bezel, reeded band, hinged back cover engraved with a musical trophy on a sunray background and alarm setting button at 11 o’clock. Cuvette with an aperture for winding the music and a button for activating the music.
White with painted dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gilt Breguet hands. Painted view of a country landscape with applied gilt metal automaton of a lady operating a water pump with moving water, a gentleman on horseback with a hawk on his moving arm and the horse with animated head drinking from the fountain, gilt metal foliage with two dogs and a basket in the foreground.
Matte gilt movement with 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, shock absorber and an index regulator.
Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Signed: Arnex Time Co., Switzerland