SIGNED H. L. MATILE, LOCLE, CIRCA 1870
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MATILE. AN 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER OPENFACE WATCH WITH EROTIC AUTOMATA
signed h. l. matile, locle, circa 1870
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs, wolf's tooth winding, 18k gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, the plain circular case with slide repeat mechanism in the band, the painted polychrome enamel erotic scene depicting a couple performing and watched by a man within an engraved landscape, hidden under the cuvette, dial and movement signed.
54 mm diam.
signed h. l. matile, locle, circa 1870
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs, wolf's tooth winding, 18k gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, the plain circular case with slide repeat mechanism in the band, the painted polychrome enamel erotic scene depicting a couple performing and watched by a man within an engraved landscape, hidden under the cuvette, dial and movement signed.
54 mm diam.