Video: Antique selections from Antiquorum and Theriault show the beauty and ingenuity of automata.

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The auction was led by Antiquorum Auctioneers, the international auction house that specializes in timepieces.

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"He's some kind of genius, " says Julien Schaerer, U.S. watch director at auction specialist Antiquorum.

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"If you buy a vintage watch, there is a strong possibility that it will be worth at least what you paid, if not more, within 10 years, " says Julien Schaerer, watch director for Antiquorum.

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The Antiquorum automaton includes a clock, which activates the automaton every half hour, triggering the bird to sing one of seven popular tunes (as live canaries of the time were routinely trained to do).

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The sale will be preceded by a nine-city world tour beginning August 30 that will end with a three-day exhibition at the Monaco Yacht Show, which is co-organizing Only Watch with the Monaco Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Antiquorum.

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