Pair-case automaton watch

James Cox

Medium: Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; Movement: with diamond endstone
Dimensions: Overall (with bail, confirmed): 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 15/16 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 2.3 cm); Overall (outer case, confirmed): 3/4 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (1.9 × 5.2 × 5.2 cm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Horology
Dated: ca. 1770
Pixels: 3973 × 3972
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James Cox. Pair-case automaton watch, ca. 1770. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.