Swiss gold enamel watch with musical movement Circa 1800

Gold unique double faced pearl set watch
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A unique double faced pearl set gold enamel pocket watch with musical movement and 4 automatons of museum quality, for the Chinese market: “The Theatre” 18 Carat gold case, glazed covers, band decorated with rectangular panels of cobalt blue translucent enamel over the engine turned ground with gold oval-patterned borders, half pearl set bezels, circa 1800. Dial is enamel, radial Roman numerals, winding aperture between “8” and “9” o’clock, at “4” o’clock aperture for winding the music and automaton. Automaton scene: two couples dancing on a revolving stage with mirrored walls under a multicoloured gold dome, the theatre’s walls with niches, each with a statue of a neo classically dressed woman painted in grisaille enamel, white enamel top frame. The couple is dancing to the music provided by a lady sitting to the right, playing a harp, while a gentleman to the left beats time to the music, the top with a finely painted scene of the Jura mountains with a lakeside castle. Full plate movement, frosted, gilt, cylindrical pillars, going barrel, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, three arm brass balance, blued balance spring, pinned cylinder musical movement with eight sections, each with two vibrating teeth, planetary gearing set under the platform commanding the dancers’ rotation.
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Diameter: 62 mm
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Weight: 174 g
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Signed: Du Bois et Fils Le Locle