Automaton pocket watch "stricking Jacks"
Fine and rare pocket watch with four automaton.
Case: 18kt gold case. N°21302 on the “cuvette”.
Dial: white enamel outer ring with “Breguet” numeral for the hours and outer ring index for the minutes.
Automatons: two “disappearance” automaton in the upper part strike the hours and two automanto in the lowest part two automaton strike the quarter.
Movement: gilt brass movement with quarter repeating and verge escapement.
Period and provenance: Circa 1815 – 1820, Geneve - Switzerland.
Signed: on the “cuvette” “Freres Esquivillon & Dechoudens à Geneva”.
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