Watch ca. 1766 Watchmaker: Jean Antoine Lépine Lépine was appointed clockmaker (Horloger du Roy) to Louis XV (1710-1774) probably about the end of 1765 or the beginning of 1766, and he included the appointment in his signature until about 1790 or 1792, when revolutionary activity in France made a mention of the monarch impolitic, if not dangerous. In the period leading up to the Revolution, his watches became famous for their slim eleganceand increasingly inventive technology. The Museums watch is a simpler product of the 1760s, displaying Lépines effort to decrease the space between the plates of the movement while still allowing room for the verge escapement.. Watch. French, Paris. ca. 1766. Case: gold, partly enameled and set with diamonds; Dial: enamel. Horology

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Watch ca. 1766 Watchmaker: Jean Antoine Lépine Lépine was appointed clockmaker (Horloger du Roy) to Louis XV (1710-1774) probably about the end of 1765 or the beginning of 1766, and he included the appointment in his signature until about 1790 or 1792, when revolutionary activity in France made a mention of the monarch impolitic, if not dangerous. In the period leading up to the Revolution, his watches became famous for their slim eleganceand increasingly inventive technology. The Museums watch is a simpler product of the 1760s, displaying Lépines effort to decrease the space between the plates of the movement while still allowing room for the verge escapement.. Watch. French, Paris. ca. 1766. Case: gold, partly enameled and set with diamonds; Dial: enamel. Horology

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