L’Epée 1839

This space-age weather station is enabling accurate weather forecasting even when the power goes down

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Table clock, thermometer, barometer and hygrometer come together to create THE FIFTH ELEMENT: a intergalactic mechanical weather station.   Maximilian Büsser, the Swiss entrepreneur and founder of the avant-garde boutique watch brand MB&F, long admired desktop weather stations of the last century, but frustrated in not finding the right vintage model for himself decided to … Read more

New kinetic timepieces: L’Epée 1839 Gaz Derrick is Extracting Hours and Minutes

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  L’Epée 1839 seizes control of Planet Earth with the launch of its new kinetic timepiece: Gaz Derrick table clock. Hours and minutes rise up from the movement and involve a new caliber. After having developed a movement with arms for Sherman, or legs (Arachnophobia) or even accompanying it with a skull mechanism (Requiem), L’Epée … Read more

Balthazar by L’Epée 1839 : The final editions of the robot-cum-table clock

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  The fascinating Swiss Manufacture L’Epée 1839 is now introducing two new limited editions : B4 and B5 – respectively the fourth and fifth, final editions of Balthazar.   Unlike Star Wars’ robots, these new editions may not be fluent in six million forms of communication, but they can indicate the moon phase with extreme … Read more

L’Epée 1839 skull By Kostas Metaxas displays the time in the sockets of the eye

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The equation of life is a fragile balance between time and happiness lived from birth to death. This special kinetic sculpture tells the time… and it celebrates life. L’Epée 1839, the Swiss specialist of high-end kinetic clocks, partners with magazine editor, film producer, art and technology enthusiast Kostas Metaxas for a kinetic sculpture that tells … Read more

Starfleet Machine L’EPEE 1839 – to boldly go where no clock designer had gone before

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L’epée Starfleet Machine – the high-end table clock, but not as we know it!   Switzerland’s only remaining specialised high-end clock manufacture L’Epée 1839 & award-winning luxury Swiss watch manufacturer MB&F continue to explore strange new horological worlds inspired by the image of Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk. One of the latest creation is … Read more

L’Epée 1839 celebrates 175th anniversary with Two Hands and Starfleet Machine milestone clocks

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On the occasion of its 175th anniversary, high-end clock manufacturer L’Epée 1839 (founded in 1839 in Sainte-Suzanne, France), best known for table watches inspired and created by great designers, will unveil at the next Baselworld two anniversary creation – Starfleet Machine and Two Hands. Animated by a flying tourbillon, the “Two Hands” clock was created … Read more