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Inside L'Epée 1839's High-End Clockmaking Factory
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Inside L'Epée 1839's High-End Clockmaking Factory

By Wristcheck
7 Sep 202323 min read

We visited one of the world’s oldest clockmakers, L’Epée 1839 in Delémont, Switzerland. Equipped with both modern and traditional artisanal tools, L’Epée is best-known for its kinetic art pieces made in collaboration with MB&F. The brand still makes all the movements for its timepieces in-house – be it the classic carriage clocks or exceptionally modern pieces equipped with striking mechanisms, retrograde seconds, perpetual calendars and tourbillons.

We find out more about the making of these avant-garde clocks in an exclusive conversation with Arnaud Nicolas, artistic director and CEO of L’Epée 1839:

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