A very rare slim French cylinder with digital gold and enamel dial in a gold and enamel full hunter case with concealed erotic scene. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual gold dial decorated in black and polychrome enamel, small apertures revealing the hours and minutes. Slim gold and enamel full hunter case. the front cover decorated in black and translucent polychrome enamel flowers with a scalloped polychrome enamel border. A matching border on the back cover frames a portrait of a young girl in polychrome enamel and diamonds on a translucent green enamel ground. Well concealed under this cover an erotic scene in polychrome enamel. Signed gold cuvette.

Signed _ _______ Bouchet a Paris
Circa 1840
Diameter 37 mm - Depth (overall) 6.5 mm
Condition
Case _ _______ Excellent, the portrait fully restored.
Dial _ _______ Excellent.
Movement _ __ Excellent.


This watch is rare in having a digital dial combined with a concealed erotic scene. It is remarkably thin when the number of lids are taken into consideration.

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