18”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Small Seconds |

Remarks:

• Lépine = open face movement
• There is also a Savonnette (hunter) variant of this movement
• And a variant with the crown and ratchet wheels underneath the barrel bridge
• In 1898 Muller & Vaucher became Recta SA

• Listing ID: 14125
• Manufacturer / Brand: Muller & Vaucher
• Caliber: Model No. 1 Lépine
• Size in French Lignes: 18'''
• Size range mm largest diameter: > 40 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: Small seconds
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: None
• Jewels: 15
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Right
• Balance Position: Right (0 - 120°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Bimetallic screw balance
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Unknown, probably around 1987
• Country: Switzerland
• Identification: Registered by Muller & Vaucher on 21.06.1897 in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce as model No. 1. Model No. 1 is not an official caliber designation, but was used to register the design.
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