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L'Epée Clocks

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L'Epée
IndustryClockmaker
Founded1839
FounderAuguste l'Epée
HeadquartersRue de Saint Maurice 1, 2800 Delémont,Jura, Switzerland, ,
ParentSwiza S.A.
Websitehttp://www.lepee1839.ch/

L'Epée is a Swiss-based luxury brand with offices in Delémont, Canton Jura.[1] It specializes in manufacturing mechanical clocks.

History

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Auguste L'Epée

In 1839, Auguste L’Epée (1798–1875) and Pierre-Henri Paur (from Geneva) founded the L’Epée Manufacture in Sainte-Suzanne, Doubs Department, located in eastern France. At the time, the manufacturer produced horological products and music boxes.[2][3]

Patents under the L’Epée name include an 1888 music box[4] and a 1935 mechanical clock movement.[5]

Swiza SA, which already owned Swiza 1904 and Matthew Norman, bought the L’Epée brand in 2008.[6]

In 2024, L’Epée was acquired by luxury conglomerate LVMH under its watches division. [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Inside L'Epée 1839's High-End Clockmaking Factory".
  2. ^ "History and Heritage - L'Epée 1839".
  3. ^ "The History of L'Epée 1839, Switzerland's Master Clockmaking House".
  4. ^ US378399A, "Atjguste iyepee", issued 1888-02-21 
  5. ^ "Perfectionnements aux mouvements d'horlogerie". Espacenet. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Swiza - Takeover Of L'Epée".
  7. ^ "LVMH snaps up luxury Swiss clock maker L'Epee 1839". Reuters. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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