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Jean-Antoine Lépine (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan lepin]; alternatively spelled L’Pine, LePine, Lepine, L’Epine, born Jean-Antoine Depigny; 18 November 1720 – 31 May 1814) was a French watchmaker. He contributed inventions which are still used in watchmaking today and was amongst the finest French watchmakers, who were ...
The example in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom was made by Jean-Antoine Lépine in 1790 and is displayed in the music room at Windsor Castle. [8] The clock is believed to have been bought directly from Lépine by George, Prince of Wales , in 1790; George had spent £3,250 with Lépine that year (equivalent to £490,529 in 2023).
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Jean Antoine Lépine (1720–1814), French watchmaker, Paris, Lépine caliber, pocket watch. Friedrich Möllinger (1720 or 1726–1767), German watchmaker, Mannheim, clockmaker of the court. Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721–1790), Swiss clockmaker, La Chaux-de-Fonds. James Cox (1723?–1800), English clockmaker, London, machines, export clocks.
It is then an important producer of timepieces and the famous Jean-Antoine Lépine, clockmaker to the king, is one of its watchmakers. [3] [4] Manufacture Royale also made objets d'art such as table watches. The Manufacture gently disappeared in the vicissitude of time but was revived in 2010.
The following is a list of notable companies that produced, or currently produce clocks. Where known, the location of the company and the dates of clock manufacture follow the name. In some instances the "company" consisted of a single person.
Woodcut of medieval clockmaker, 1568 Lateral view of a Timothy Mason longcase clock movement with striking mechanism, c. 1730. A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and/or repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks.
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