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LEPINE, Invenit et Fecit
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LEPINE, Invenit et Fecit
Late 18th century
Enameled gold collar watch with half-pearl setting
Case: round on hinge, bezel set with demi-pearls, polychrome enamel back depicting an antique scene with a putto and two doves near an urn, gold bowl with two key winding squares, one for the mechanism and the other for setting the time
Dial: white enamel with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, stylized hands, minute track, signed "Lépine Invenit et Fecit".
Movement: mechanical with key winding, Lépine calibre with three-arm balance, spiral spring, regulating racket and suspended barrel
Diameter: 34 mm
Gross weight 24,6 g
LEPINE, Invenit et Fecit
Late 18th century
Gold and enamel pendant watch with pearl-set decoration
Our little collar watch is a fine example, made by the famous French watchmaker Jean-Antoine Lépine (1720-1814). In his time, he was favored by the Bourbons and Napoleon, and known for his invention of a new caliber, the "Calibre Lépine". With the aim of developing finer movements, he swapped the fusée and chain for a barrel to directly drive the gear train. This explains the inscription "Invenit et Fecit" on the dial. This formula was used by French master watchmakers in the late 18th century. Today, it is used on all creations by independent watchmaker François-Paul Journe.
Late 18th century
Enameled gold collar watch with half-pearl setting
Case: round on hinge, bezel set with demi-pearls, polychrome enamel back depicting an antique scene with a putto and two doves near an urn, gold bowl with two key winding squares, one for the mechanism and the other for setting the time
Dial: white enamel with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, stylized hands, minute track, signed "Lépine Invenit et Fecit".
Movement: mechanical with key winding, Lépine calibre with three-arm balance, spiral spring, regulating racket and suspended barrel
Diameter: 34 mm
Gross weight 24,6 g
LEPINE, Invenit et Fecit
Late 18th century
Gold and enamel pendant watch with pearl-set decoration
Our little collar watch is a fine example, made by the famous French watchmaker Jean-Antoine Lépine (1720-1814). In his time, he was favored by the Bourbons and Napoleon, and known for his invention of a new caliber, the "Calibre Lépine". With the aim of developing finer movements, he swapped the fusée and chain for a barrel to directly drive the gear train. This explains the inscription "Invenit et Fecit" on the dial. This formula was used by French master watchmakers in the late 18th century. Today, it is used on all creations by independent watchmaker François-Paul Journe.