Lépine, Paris. A fine and rare gold key-wind pocket watch with quarter strike and dumb repeater
Jean-Antoine Lépine, made circa 1765
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
Auction: 22 May 2025 from 14:00 BST
Description
Pierced and engraved Continental balance cock, steel plain three-arm balance, fusée going barrel, verge escapement, plain turned pillars, repeat activated via pendant to a bell, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer five minutes, silver Louis XV style gem-set hands, hinged multi-coloured gold case with stone-set bezel, discreetly pierced to the outer, applied decorative gem-setting to reverse with central enamel cherubs under glass. Strike/Silver lever to the bezel. Movement signed, case stamped T.F.
Dimensions
Diameter 40mm.
Footnote
The strike/silent lever changes the pitch of the repeater from a classic bell via hammer to a muted ‘a toc’ dumb repeater.