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Pocket watch with automaton "Bras en l'air" model

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Case: 18 kt yellow gold and blue enamel with write two motto with gold letters on the board "Et du bien et du mal je marque les instans".

Dial: white enamel with a gladiator automaton that move the arms and the head, pressing the pendant the arms  move to show hour and minutes. The head is connected with the escapement wheel and it's move continuously.

Movement: gilt brass, fusée and chain, verge escapement.

Period and provenance: circa 1820, Geneve-Switzerland.

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