Wow. One of the most amazing automaton's I have seen. The waterfall was amazing. I wonder what this went for, at auction. Pushing a million USD perhaps?
Not every clock has to be a Black Forest clock to be a masterpiece... What humans did back in the days this clock was made was PROPER. Electronic stuff is not as proper, but some is, such as Seiko and Rhythm Melodies in Motion clocks for example, and digitalized stuff will never be proper at all. UNLESS if it's Pre-2010 digital like on an old 2005 Mini or an old Miele Navitronic.