Bidspirit auction | (218) LEPINE À PARIS, GOLD

(218) LEPINE À PARIS, GOLD POCKET WATCH, QUARTER REPEATER AND DATE, CIRCA 1800 - Smooth gold case, engraved with a crown and the motto: ”+Aye be honest”, gilded brass dust cover, engraved: 3 lilies, No. 3610, Lépine horloger du Roy à Paris. Gold hands, very fine, lily-like. Blued steel date hand. Movement: gilded, suspended barrel, pierced balance cock, cylinder escapement, blued steel hairspring, very special gear train with wolf-tooth ratchet wheel, seconds wheel barrel, polished steels. Watch needs to be serviced. D: 56 mm, H: 17.5 mm, 114g SHIPPING TO THE USA IS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO HIGH CUSTOMS FEES. CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR THIS AUCTION.