Lots 156 - 188, An Important Collection of Erotic Watches, Property of a Swiss Collector

156 - fouR eRotic watches
Swiss. Made in the late 20th century. Three metal keyless pocket watches with erotic automata and a quartz desk clock with concealed erotic scene. Comprising : Two hunting-cased pocket watches decorated with high relief scenes, the dials with erotic automata ; a gilt pocket watch with erotic automaton dial and a further erotic scene on the back; a gilt and painted wood desk clock, domed lid with a couple in a winter landscape, the interior showing the couple warming up and signed "T. Samossiouk". c 3 D 3 - 01 M 3* a SFr / $: 1,000 - 2,000 • E: 750 - 1,500

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157 - swiss eRotic autoMaton Swiss. Made circa 1900. Unusual gunmetal keyless pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton. c. Three-body, “demi-bassine”, gunmetal, gilt brass bow. Automata activated by winding the crown. D. White enamel, black Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gilt Louis XV hands. M. Frosted gilt, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 55 mm. c 3-8 D 3 -70 - 01 M 3* a
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SFr / $: 1,000 - 2,000 • E: 750 - 1,500

158 - RevolvinG Beauties
Arnold Schweizer-Schatzmann, Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss Patent No. 24340 of December 23, 1901. Fine and unusual gunmetal keyless pocket watch with passing erotic automata. c. Double body, "bassine", the back centered with a glazed aperture for viewing the erotic images of four semi-nude portraits of vamps. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with gold five-minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XVI hands. M. 19''', nickel-plated, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Case punched with Swiss patent number 24340. Diam. 52 mm. c
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