Five Tiger Pill Box Timepiece

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Five Tiger Pill Box Timepiece

Staybrite case with fluted side black polished 43.30 x 19.70 mm, historical hand-winding movement with 51 hours pow- er reserve, caliber FHF 96. Staybrite crown with Amethist cabochon. Four Verre Églomisé miniature paintings featuring a tiger family. Sapphire crystal on lid a miniature painting of a blue baby tiger, the inner lid red and yellow tiger babies, the watch crystal white tiger hunting in blue moon light, the back crystal shows a portrait of the black tiger.
In ancient Chinese myth there are five tigers that hold the balance of cosmic forces in place and prevent chaos from collapsing into the universe.
White Tiger: ruler of the Fall season and governor of the Metal elementals, Black Tiger: ruler of the Winter season and governor of the Water elementals, Blue Tiger: ruler of the Spring season and governor of the Earth elementals, Red Ti- ger: ruler of the Summer season and governor of the Fire elementals, Yellow Tiger: the supreme ruler of all these tigers and symbolic of the Sun