Pocket watch: early and small, very fine Lepine... Lot 4038

Pocket watch: early and small, very fine Lepine repeater, watchmaker from Breguet's circle, A. Benoit Paris, around 1840 Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 60g, 18K gold, à-goutte, fine coined band, back engine turned, signed and numbered, very fine and early French lever movement with shock absorber and special lever, key winding, repeating the hours and quarters, original enamel dial, very fine Breguet gold hands, very fine Lepine in good condition, movement needs revision/ cleaning. The quality of this small Lepine is exceptional and shows the origin/ environment of the watchmaker A. Benoit. Achille-Hubert Benoit (1804-1895) was the son of the watchmaker Pierre Benoit, who worked for Breguet.