Swiss repeating watch with automaton Jacquemart Circa 1790

Gilded silver and enamel verge watch 
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An extraordinary Swiss gilded silver and enamel verge pocket watch with a rare Jacquemart figure automaton, circa 1790. Engine-turned case back, a bell. Verge movement, repeating the quarter hours, the plate signed and numbered. A unique enamel dial with, in the lower part, a very fine polychrome enamel painting, a Jacquemart figure automaton with two flying putti striking the bells during repeating on a blue enamel ground, applied gold flower decoration, centrale white enamel time indication with Arabic numerals and steel Breguet hands, one figure hammer missing.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 124 g
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Signed: Dd Pouzait & Cie Genève
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There are only a very few pocket watches known with a Jacquemart figure automaton from before 1800. This watch is one of them and also combines two extremely rare features for a Jacquemart. On the one hand, the very fine enamel painting and on the other hand, the striking on a bell.
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The Pouzait family was one of the most important Geneva watchmakers of the 18th century. The watch comes from an important French collection that was auctioned. At that time, this watch was sold for about € 6,500.