19,550 CHF
Lepine, Horloger de l'Impératrice, Paris, Invenit Fine and rare, 18 ct. gold, dumb-quarter repeating watch with calendar. Double body of Lepine type by Tavernier, Master Mark No. 2501 with concealed hinge, reeded bezels and engine-turned back, opening by twisting the pendant, and with fixed front bezel. Gilt brass hinged cuvette. White enamel with Breguet numerals and outer Arabic date ring, the number "1" in an oval frame. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Gilt brass, early Lepine calibre with free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant, with two polished hammers. Signed on the dial and the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 34 mm. Notes This watch is a good example of the ultimate development of watches produced in the Lepine workshop before the death of Jean Antoine Lepine.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
