4,140 CHF
Lépine, Horloger du Roy à Paris, circa 1775. Fine 18 ct. varicoloured gold, diamond-set quarter repeating watch. Double body, Louis XVI with rose-diamond set bezel, the back engine-turned and chased with two coloured gold symbols of love and fidelity. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Rose-diamond set Louis XVI hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with column pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 41 mm. Notes Jean-Antoine Lepine was in France, the first watchmaker to have dial made with Arabic numerals, both for hours and minutes.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1995-04-22
