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Jean-Antoine Lépine

Jean-Antoine Lépine developed a thinner, simplified bridge-based watch calibre. 2

A separate technical source is needed before expanding the Lépine-calibre explanation.

At a glance

Place
France
Dates
1720–1814

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Jean-Antoine Lépine's work include Lépine calibre and Striking pocket watch, Paris circa 1785, MIH I-2960. 23

Paris watchmaking provides historical context for this work rather than a brand relationship. 1234

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Museum collection attribution

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Paris watchmaking

Geographic ties: France. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Context / no named watch brand · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Paris watchmaking — Context / not a brand relationship. Watchmaker and movement designer 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Paris watchmaking. Person-level contribution: Developed a thinner, simplified bridge-based watch calibre.

    Original affiliation wording: Paris watchmaking. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 3 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (3)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Chronology supports the scoped association; national/world-first and exclusive-inventor claims are not independently established. Locator: 1770 bridge-based calibre entry 2
  • Representative work: Chronology supports the scoped association; national/world-first and exclusive-inventor claims are not independently established. Locator: 1770 bridge-based calibre entry 2
  • Representative work: Only the newly added museum object is mapped here; earlier works retain their own evidence. Locator: MIH I-2960 3

Sources

  1. Watch, circa 1766The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Museum / archive · Not stated

    [S0076] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Watch, circa 1766." Not stated. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/187188 Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Museum / archive custodian

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read

  2. History of timeFondation Haute Horlogerie · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0133] Fondation Haute Horlogerie. "History of time." Not stated. https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/history Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Associated professional body

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Condensed institutional timeline. Priority claims are not treated as comprehensive patent-history findings. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Foundation chronology is supporting attribution, not an inspected patent or proof of sole/first invention. Historical priority and dating require independent records.

  3. Watch collectionsMusée international d'horlogerie · Museum object catalogue · Not stated

    [S0291] Musée international d'horlogerie. "Watch collections." Not stated. https://www.mih.ch/en/watch-collections/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Object identifiers and attributions including IV-947; IV-625; IV-143

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Holding institution identifies its objects

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Selected highlights are not the full inventory; absence cannot refute a maker attribution.

  4. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/187188 https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/history https://www.mih.ch/en/watch-collections/linked source

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