Swiss gold plated pocket watch with hidden erotic automaton Circa 1980

Gold plated musical watch with center seconds and alarm
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A fine Swiss gold plated open faced musical center seconds keyless lever pocket watch with automata and alarm, circa 1980. Accompanied by the original fitted box, a key, guarantee and paper. The case with polished bezels, a reeded band and engine turned, hinged back cover. The cuvette with a central erotic scene, an aperture for winding and a button for activating the music.
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White enamel dial with radial Arabic hour numerals, outer minute divisions and gilt Breguet hands, a painted polychrome enamel view of a country landscape with an applied gilt metal automaton depicting a lady operating a water pump with simulated moving water, a gentleman on horseback with a hawk on his moving arm and the horse with an animated head drinking from the fountain, gilt metal foliage with two dogs and a basket in the foreground. Rhodium plated movement, 17 jewels, a straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, shock absorber and an index regulator. Dial signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Thickness: 22 mm
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Signed: Reuge Sainte-Croix
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The origins of Reuge date back to 1865 when Charles Reuge set up a musical pocket watch shop in the Swiss Mountain town of Sainte-Croix. By 1886, his son, Albert Reuge, opened a music box workshop, the company experienced success and their mechanisms were found in a range of products such as powder compacts and cigarette lighters. By 1930, Guido Reuge had built the Reuge factory and he guided the company for over 60 years. Today, Reuge retains its historical elements still producing singing birds but moving with the times, their music boxes today come in traditional but also modern and innovative designs.