Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1992
LOT 68
Lepine à Paris, Invenit et Fecit, circa 1800.
CHF 8,500 - 9,500
Sold: CHF 11,500
Extremely rare and fine silver and gold experimental watch, with special escapement. Double body Empire case by Tavernier (Master mark), No. 2395) with gold rims, reeded band and engineturned back. GiIt brass hinged cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, as often on Iater Lepine's dials, "1" being rounded by a thin line. Very unusual gilt brass Lepine caliber with fusee and chain, maintaining power, free standing barrel, typical Robin's detent-lever escapement, plain brass three armed balance with ruby end-stone, flat balance spring, Breguet type bimetallic compensation curb. Diam. 58 mm.
