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701 - Pocket watch with figurine automatons
Starting price
CHF 2,240 (€2,436)The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
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Estimation
CHF 2,240 - 2,800 (€2,400 - 3,100)Sale fees
Pocket watch with figurine automatons 56 mm / 750 gold / key-wound / circa 1800 / 110 g / in need of servicing. Elaborately decorated pocket watch with “Jacquemart” figure automatons arranged as “The Emperor, Fortune, and Love.” Quarter repeater. Small white enamel dial with Arabic numerals set against the automaton figures, which are exquisitely crafted from three types of gold. A female figure (Fortuna) and a male figure (Bonus Eventus or Fors) each strike bells at the 12 o’clock position. At 6 o’clock sits Eros with a bow, arrow, and quiver, who also strikes a bell. The dial’s background is elaborately guilloché. The movement features a cylinder escapement with a three-legged brass balance wheel mounted beneath an openworked bridge. Yellow gold case with a guilloché caseback. Ribbed case middle section. Switch to stop the automaton at 11 o’clock. Matching winding key (not original) included. Enamel dial with hairline cracks at 2 and 6 o’clock. Dent in the middle section of the case at 3 o’clock. Announcement date: November 26, 2026 Approximate announcement time: 9:41 a.m. CET
Auction details
Autumn Auction 2026 (Day 2 of 4)Auction house
Auktionshaus Zofingen +41 6 27 51 63 51 info@auktionshaus-zofingen.chDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.