Although not entirely watch related the mechanism of this amazing automaton is very intricate and closely related to watchmaking. I can’t even fathom the amount of work that went into it. You really should take the time to watch the two videos and see what this thing can do!
Maillardet’s Automaton at the Franklin Institute.
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