Antique French Baudry Pocket Watch Gilt Silver Case Skulls SATOR Magic Formula

I am pleased to offer from my private collection this exceptional and rare late 19th-century Victorian era pocket watch, masterfully crafted in gilt silver. This timepiece embodies the philosophical essence of Memento Mori, reminding the wearer of life’s transience.Made by the French watch master Baudry a Fontenay. Case Features: • Finely detailed skulls embellishments in high relief, symbolizing mortality. • Engraved with the mystical SATOR Square (“SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS”)—a Latin palindromic charm believed to hold magical and protective properties. Dial & Movement: • Elegant white enamel dial with bold red Roman numerals  • Original luxury Louis XIV style gold hands. • High-grade cylinder escapement movement  Perfect working order. 45mm Condition: Well-preserved with minimal signs of age. Dial, movement, and case are all in excellent antique condition. Remarks: A piece of art and history combined, this is more than just a timekeeper—it is a symbolic Victorian artifact rich with esoteric meaning. Likely custom-made for a person of high status or belonging to a fraternal or philosophical society.

THE WATCH COMES WITH AN APPRAISAL CERTIFICAE FOR $1500

HISTORY OF SATOR square magical formula. The magical square bearing the protective SATOR spell. It can be traced back to the 14th century and was especially widespread in Southern Germany. The formula, which can be read from all four directions, says “Sator Opera Tenet” (The Planter – i.e. Creator – preserves his work) was said to yield protective power against natural disasters such as wildfires. The word “tenet” can easily be indentified as a cross, the square can simultaneously be read as a cryptogram of the words “pater noster”. Cf. Georg Laue, Memento Mori, p. 168. 

The Sator Square is a four-times palindrome, and  peoples have attributed magical properties to it, considering it one of the broadest magical formulas in the Occident. An article on the square from The Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal vol. 76, reports that palindromes were viewed as being immune to tampering by the devil, who would become confused by the repetition of the letters, and hence their popularity in magical ( witchcraft).

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