Watch
Artist
Jean-Antoine Lepine
(1720-1814; active Paris, France 1744-1810)
Date1800-1825
MediumGold, niello, silver, steel
Dimensions57.2 x 41.3 x 7.9 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 299
DescriptionNielloed with leafy scrolls and flowers, eccentric aperture for dial with minute and second hands, smaller aperture for digital hour above. gold jump hour watchescapement: gilt, going barrle, eleve de Breguet, gold three arm balance, seconds driven indirectly, hours on silvered disc advancing once an hour.
Swiss/French
mvt: gilt, going barrel, eleve de Breguet, gold three arm balance, seconds driven indirectly, hours on silvered disc advancing once an hour
Case: Nielloed with leafy scrolls and flowers, eccentric aperture for dial with minute and second hands, smaller aperture for digital hour above.
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Label TextThis watch is called a "jump hour" watch because the digital reading in the top aperture of the watch moves only once per hour. The dial has minute and second hands.The invention of the Lepine caliber in 1765 led to a less bulky watch movement, which prompted a thinner watch form. At the same time the appearance of the watch was modernized; cases with applied decoration gave way to cases that were smooth. Nielloing was one avenue available to casemakers for displaying their skill within a simplified aesthetic.
