Swiss gold repeating watch with erotic automaton Circa 1890

Fine and rare gold quarter repeating watch with erotic scene automaton
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A fine and rare Swiss pink gold quarter repeater hunting cased pocket watch with erotic scene automaton, circa 1890, lever escapement quarter repeating movement, wheel train chaton jewelled, cut bi metallic balance with peripheral timing screws and blued Breguet balance spring with terminal curb, two hammers repeating on two gongs, 14k pink gold engraved and engine-turned cuvette, erotic automaton scene figuring three enamel painted protagonists in late 16th Century dress in a rural setting.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary dial for constant seconds, Louis-XV hands, outer minute track with Arabic numerals, 14 Carat pink gold demi bassine hunter case, slide for the repeating at 6, cuvette, erotic scene and case numbered.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: No name
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Jaquemarts, small automaton striking the hours, were rapidly seized on by ingenious clock makers to fulfil other functions. Different mechanical principles were employed to animate the scenes. The repeater mechanism was without doubt the most popular means of animating an erotic scene. Automaton scenes in watches are very rare, the present watch includes an erotic scene with three characters.