Swiss verge watch with bras en l’air automaton Circa 1790
- Kenmerk
- AS1981
- Diameter
- 64 mm
- Estimate
- € 4.000 - 10.000
- Price sold
- € 5.300
Unsigned silver pocket watch with automaton
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A Swiss silver open faced quarter repeating bras-en-l’air watch with jacquemarts, circa 1790. This watch features a gilded full plate movement with verge escapement. It has a white enamel dial with an applied varicolour gold seated female figure. Her arms hold arrows, which indicate the time on a pair of sectors showing minutes and hours. Additionally, she shows the time while the Jacquemart putti strikes the quarters. The watch has a silver case with concave bezels. The arms are activated by depressing the pendant, and there is a strike/silent slide on the band.
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Diameter: 64 mm
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Signed: No name
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The movement is functioning but runs intermittently and does not fully lift the hands, requiring restoration. The dial has multiple cracks, and the case is tarnished with scuffs throughout.
























