A silver-gilt and enamel singing bird timepiece, the bird box decorated with black enamel with silver beaded border, the lid enamelled with an alpine scene activated by a catch at the front and opening to reveal the feathered bird, the timepiece above raised on fluted columns and having black enamel bezel to the gilt Arabic dial signed J.& E. D. Schwob, "A.L'a©meraude" Lausanne, luminous hands, alarm ring at VI, the nickel finished movement with bi-metallic balance to lever escapement having going barrels for the going and alarm on gong, similarly signed backplate numbered 200 128, purpose-made silk lined pink leather travelling case