Swiss repeater with concealed erotic automaton Circa 1900

Gold decorative hunting cased pocket watch by Pury
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A rare, massive Swiss quarter repeating hunting cased pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton, circa 1900.
Rhodium-plated 3/4 plate movement, two hammers / two gongs, signed PATENT, screw compensation balance. Enamel dial with radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds, outer minutes track, and blued spade hands. Polished 18-carat pink gold case, slide for repeating mechanism. The gold dome conceals the erotic automaton on an enamelled gold plate with a line drawn scene of a lake and distant mountains. The polychrome enamel figures of a hunter and young woman engaged in an amorous encounter spring to life when the repeat mechanism is activated.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 124 g
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Signed: Pury à Genève