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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994
Breguet à Paris, Swiss, circa 1815. Fine silver automaton "Adam and Eve" watch.
C. Double body, Empire, polished with reeded band. D. Enamel with small eccentric Breguet chapter, decorated with a painted view of Paradise with several animais, circular aperture centred with a scene depicting "Adam and Eve" with the automaton serpent crawling around. Blued steel hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.