A very similar watch decorated by Champod with a tiger fighting an elephant is illustrated in Chapuis? ?La Montre Chinoise? on the color plate following page 192, strongly suggesting that the enamel of this watch was painted by the same artist, P.-Amédée Champod (1834-1913). Another example depicting a serpent attacking an elephant was sold by Antiquorum, Hong Kong, Important Watches Collector's Wristwatches and Clocks, 20-02-2005, and a further example depicting a lion attack was sold by Antiquorum, Hong Kong, Important Watches, Collector's Wristwatches and Clocks, 06-06-2004. P.-Amédée Champod Along with John Graff, Champod was one of the most celebrated enamel painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, specializing in hunting scenes. In his autobiography, which has been preserved by his descendants, he writes that he wanted to be a painter of large format scenes, but that economic realities led him to painting on enamel. He studied with Huguenin, Sauerländer, and Charles Glardon, who had the strongest impact on his future style. Champod dropped out of school at eleven and at sixteen began working. At the Paris Exhibition of 1900 Champod received a silver medal. His technique was outstanding, the sense of dynamics in his compositions was unrivaled. This watch, in remarkably good condition, is an excellent example illustrating the popularity of Indian scenes in China, where the elephant is a symbol of wisdom and of moral and spiritual strength.