Swiss 18K gold repeating jumping center seconds watch Circa 1895

Gold full hunter with hidden erotic scene
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A heavy Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased minute repeating jumping center seconds pocket watch with a hidden erotic automaton made for the Russian or Ottoman market by Henri Leuba in La Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1895. The bridge movement with two hammers, two gongs, a counter locking mechanism for two barrels, a lever escapement and screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with inner Ottoman numerals, outer dot minute divisions, outermost Roman hours and blued hands. The engine turned case features a polychrome enamel erotic automaton scene under the gold cuvette, the figures come to life when the minute repeater slider is pressed. The love scene shows a magnificently dressed sultan and a harem lady making love in a pleasure pavilion on the shore of a lake, in the background, hidden in tropical leaves, a young servant looks on. Case numbered and signed Chetunov Brothers in Cyrillic, cuvette numbered and signed by the watchmaker.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 176 g
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Signed: V.H. Leuba La Chaux-de-Fonds Suisse
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Henri Leuba, based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, maintained close relationships with Russian trading houses and traded under various names, sometimes with Russian or French lettering.
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At the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, he presented himself as a watchmaker with branches in Moscow and Warsaw. He offered large and small watches in gold cases as well as custom made watches for the Russian market.
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The trading house Chetounoff Frères (Chetunov Brothers) was best known as a manufacturer of inexpensive wall clocks. The company also manufactured exclusive pocket watches to order, including high quality chronometers, tourbillons and grande sonnerie watches.