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For a note on Lépine see lot 201 in this auction.
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SIGNED LEPINE, NO. 40, 1828, CASE NUMBERED 6302, CIRCA 1828
Details
Lepine. A very fine 18K pink gold quarter repeating openface cylinder watch with Lepine calibre
Signed Lepine, No. 40, 1828, case numbered 6302, circa 1828
With Lépine calibre gilt-finished cylinder movement with free standing barrel, quarter repeating on two polished steel hammers, gold cuvette, the engine-turned silver dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, blued steel moon-style hands, subsidiary seconds, in circular engine-turned case with quarter repeating pull-twist push-piece in the pendant, case numbered, cuvette signed and numbered
51 mm. diam.
Signed Lepine, No. 40, 1828, case numbered 6302, circa 1828
With Lépine calibre gilt-finished cylinder movement with free standing barrel, quarter repeating on two polished steel hammers, gold cuvette, the engine-turned silver dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, blued steel moon-style hands, subsidiary seconds, in circular engine-turned case with quarter repeating pull-twist push-piece in the pendant, case numbered, cuvette signed and numbered
51 mm. diam.