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Lepine, Invenit et fecit, N°196, circa 1805
Vente aux enchères - Antiquorum N°51 - 24 avril 2004 - Lot N°111
Lepine, Invenit et fecit, N°196, circa 1805Enchère
Vente aux enchères
Antiquorum N°51
24 avril 2004
Lot N°111
Lepine, Invenit et fecit, N°196, circa 1805. Fine and rare, 18K gold and enamel, á toc quarter-repeating watch with date.
- USD7 800 - 11 700
- EUR6 300 - 9 500
- CHF10 000 - 15 000
- CHF 16 100
C. Double-body, of Lepine type by master casemaker Tavernier, N°501 with concealed hinge, reeded bezels and engine-turned back within blue enamel frame, small oval initial medaillon in the lower part encircled with blue enamel frame, opening by twisting the pendant, fixed front bezel. Gilt brass hinged cuvette signed Lépine, horloger de l’Impératrice à Paris". D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and outer Arabic date ring, the number "1" in an oval frame. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 45 mm (20’’’), gilt brass, early Lépine caliber with free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, Lépine repetition system with Le Roy’s anchor governor, repeating by two polished hammers on the movement adapter ring by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and the cuvette. Diam. 54 mm.
