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New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, Jun 20, 1998

LOT 458

Lepine Hger. du Roy a Paris, Invenit et Fecit, No. 5679, circa 1789. Very fine 18K gold and enamel, diamond and pearlset watch with wolf toothed train.

USD 9,000 - 11,000

C. Double body with fixed bezel and concealed hinge split-pearl set bezels pendant and bow, the back panel of blue translucent enamel over engine-turning, the centre applied with a rose-cut diamond set rosette. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel with mixed Roman and Arabic numerals. Later blued steel "fleur-de-lys " hands. M. Gilt brass 17 "' , Lepine calibre with free standing barrel and wolf toothed train of wheels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 19-31

Dent(s)

Transformations
Movement: 2-8*

Very good

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 24-29-54

Slightly chipped

Lacking elements

Service dial

Notes

This watch is a very good example of Lepine's production for a very short period between 1788 and 1790 as it features the case with concealed hinge and fixed bezel; the movement with Wolf tooth wheel train, wound from the back through the hinged gilt brass cuvette; and the dial with mixed Roman and Arabic numerals, chapter I being surrounded by a thin line.