French 18K rose gold repeating cylinder Lépine watch Circa 1830

Rose gold open faced quarter repeater 
–
Very fine French 18-carat rose gold open faced quarter repeating cylinder Lépine pocket watch, circa 1830. Extremely fine precision movement, ruby cylinder in the manner of Breguet, temperature compensation, parachute shock absorber, repeating the hours and quarter hours, early bearing stone. Engine-turned dial in the manner of Breguet, Roman hours and outer minute divisions, blued steel Breguet hands. Engine-turned case, maker’s mark FLB. Case numbered, dial signed and numbered.
–
Diameter: 52 mm
–
Weight: 78 g
–
Signed: Breguet
–
This piece is an Abraham-Louis Breguet reproduction. Even though this watch was not made in the workshop of Abraham-Louis Breguet, it is still of very high-quality and built in the manner of the real Breguet watches; see the stone cylinder and other construction features of the movement.