Lepine Pocket Watch, Chronograph, Tachymeter, Switzerland, Year 1890

A chronograph and tachymeter watch emerging from Swiss master hands, lepine, with the crown and pendant at XII o'clock and historically dated circa 1890, 19th century. In perfect working order, both the watch and the chronometer. The case construction is in nickel and chrome. The watch has functions that allow you to use it to measure speed in kilometers per hour. Its functions and technical features remain unchanged today. Only the dial shows two flaws in the enamel that have been repaired. The case is completely smooth. The front cover is fitted with a metal ring and beveled glass and the back cover gives access to an inner one. The outer metal surface of the back cover is quite well preserved and shows, slightly and beautifully, the passage of time. The dial has been finished in white enamel on convex copper and has Arabic numerals in black and red, with seconds at VI o'clock. It also shows a counter at XII o'clock, well delimited in a circular shape, in which additional indications are displayed with respect to the minutes. The hands are finished in black brass, of the whip-spike type. The machinery is made of gold-plated brass, provided with supplementary complications and has a compensating hairspring. Both the winding system and the time change are by the crown. Diameter: 52 mm.