Swiss gold carillon with four automaton jacks Circa 1890

Gold hunting cased lever minute repeater
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A large Swiss 18K gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch, circa 1890. With painted-on enamel automaton jacks with four actions, carillon minute repeating with three hammers on three gongs. Attributed to C. Barbezat-Baillot, Le Locle-Suisse. The case is engraved with stylized foliage, and the front cover with monogram AS. Hinged gold cuvette. Small cream enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, and subsidiary seconds.
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Flanked by polychrome painted-on enamel cherub musicians repeating hours, quarters, and minutes on bells and a tambourine, two further polychrome musicians below. The putti to the left rise when the repeating slide is activated, the whole on a matte gilt plate. Blued steel spade hands. A matte gilt movement, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating with three hammers on three gongs activated by a slide on the band. Case punched AF & Ce and numbered.
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Diameter: 55.5 mm
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Signed: No name
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This watch is unusual in having a three-hammer repeating mechanism and three automaton figures simulating the striking. Another particularly unusual feature is the cherub to the left of the dial rises and falls upon activation of the repeating.