Product code: 000050003999
Pocket and table clock with alarm clock, music box and automatons, brand Reuge Music Romance model with a design defined as "Casanova", in relation to the allegorical figures hidden under the bottom lid.
The steel case is coated with a 10 micron gold plating; the hinged caseback is movable and opens at an angle of 80 ° and therefore allows you to place and use the watch also as a table alarm.
This masterpiece features 2 different representations with automata; the first, always visible, is placed on the frontake, with a "romantic" scene set on a lake: the dial is hand-enamelled and autographed by a famous Geneva enameller. At the sound of the music box, the small boat in the background sways, while the rower paddles the and the singer plays the mandolin.
The second scene, so-called "gallant", is visible in a reserved way by opening the back cover, thus discovering the two lovers in the act of making love with the male figure who always moves in synchrony with the melody of the music box.
The movement of the watch is manually wound using the crown at 12 o'clock. The music box, the alarm clock and the mechanisms of the automata are rechargeable on the back using a special and sophisticated key in the shape of a "lyre", equipped with a clutch that avoids the possibility of counterclockwise rotation.
This wonderful collector's item is reminiscent of 19th century creations. The outside of the lid on the back is embellished with a design inspired by an engraving by Moreau, a painter at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The chime of the music box and the start-up of all the automata can also be activated on request by means of a small button on the back.
The alarm movement of the watch has a lever escapement, incabloc 11 1/2 ", Breguet ratchet system 17 jewels.
Reuge Music 4831 Casanova watch reference.
Melody played: Carnival of Venice.
The watch is a limited edition numbered 416.
The hand-made dial bears the signature of the artist who painted it.
The case has a diameter of 57.00 mm.
The watch is delivered with box and guarantee.