Swiss gold pocket watch with automata and chimes Circa 1800

Gold pocket watch with mythological automata
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A Swiss gold pocket watch with automata and chimes, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. This watch has a mechanical movement visible through a skeletonised side with glass, revealing the automata and mechanism. The white enamelled dial features Arabic numerals for the hours. The automata depict two antique mythological figures, each carrying a hammer, positioned below a blooming basket and the Temple of Love. The round case is hinged, with a back decorated in radiating gold guilloché, numbered IF I 0483 and bearing two illegible marks. The watch is accompanied by its matching gold chain (10.8 gr.).
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 110.5 g
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Signed: No name
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The Swiss origin is confirmed by the technical complexity and the interior markings; the case is numbered IF I 0483 and bears two marks consistent with Swiss guarantee stamps or French import marks (such as the owl).