18ct yellow gold Swiss Jaquemart pocketwatch. Made 1815
18ct yellow gold Swiss Jaquemart pocketwatch. Made 1815
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Information
- Brand: Swiss, Unsigned
- Made: 1815
- Model: Open face
- Reference: N/A
- Calibre: N/A
- Movement: Manual
- Material: 18ct vari-coloured gold
- Features/complications: Open faced, quarter repeating with automation and hidden erotic scene
- Dial: White enamel chapter ring featuring black printed outer minute track with Breguet numeral hour markers
- Case dimensions: 60 mm
- Bracelet/strap: N/A
- SKU: 3200
Essay
Popular in the early 19th century, vari-gold pocket watches used the different colours of gold: yellow, white, rose and occasionally green to make relief dials incorporating intricate automations. The two figures on the dial of this watch are known as Jacquemarts and they ring bells in time with the quarter repeating gongs.
Additionally, this watch features a hidden, automated erotic scene revealed using a slide at the bottom of the watch.