Swiss repeating automaton with erotic scene Circa 1900

Gold minute repeating watch with erotic automaton
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A rare minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton, circa 1900. 
An 18 carat gold case, enamel dial, bridge movement, two hammers / two gongs, screw compensation balance.
The watch features an erotic scene that is concealed by the cuvette and shows a couple making love in the open air.
The polychrome enamel figures appear in an engraved parkland setting with “Temple de l’Amour” in the background and come to life as soon as the repeater is released.
The Temple de l’Amour (Temple of Cupid, often wrongly translated as temple of love) is a neo classical columned folly in the gardens of Versailles.
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Diameter: 54 mm