French pink gold Lépine quarter hour repeater Circa 1820

Pocket watch of 18 Carat gold with cylinder escapement
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A pink gold Lépine quarter hour repeater, made by Kinable in Paris, France, circa 1820. The open faced case of this watch is crafted from 18 Carat and has an engine turned back, a very beautiful à-goutte (water drop shape) quality, is numbered and has the maker’s mark CF. The silver dial is engine turned and has Breguet steel hands. The fine movement with repeating hours and quarters has a cylinder escapement.
The cuvette is signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 72 g
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Signed: Kinable à Paris
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Josef Dieudonné Kinable
Josef Dieudonné Kinable was born around 1764 near Ivoz-Ramet near Liège. In 1781 he went to Paris, where he trained as a watchmaker and also worked as a watchmaker during the French Revolution. Some Kinable’s clocks are in the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace.
Josef Dieudonné Kinable, active circa 1790 – 1810, was one of the most important Parisian clockmakers of the late 18^th century. His shop was located at n° 131 Palais Royal. He purchased a great number of lyre type porcelain clock cases from the Sèvres porcelain factory, acquiring twenty-one cases in different colours. He worked with the finest artisans of the time, among them the famous enamellers Joseph Coteau (1740-1801) and Etienne Gobin, known as Dubuisson (1731-1815), both of whom furnished him with dials. Several of his pieces are mentioned as belonging to the most important collectors of the Empire period, including the Duchesse of Fitz-James and André Masséna, Prince of Essling and Duke of Rivoli, a Napoleonic Marshall.