L'Épée 1839
Dedicated to making high-end clocks, L'Epée has been a prominent Manufacture for over 180 years. Founded in 1839 by Auguste L’Epée in France’s Besançon region, the company originally focused on producing music boxes and watch components. The brand was synonymous at the time with entirely hand-made pieces.
OVERVIEW
Today, L'Epée 1839 is the only manufacture in Switzerland to specialize in the production of high-end clocks.
Throughout its history, L’Epée 1839 has developed an exceptional table clock collection, encompassing a range of sophisticated classic carriage clocks, contemporary design clocks and avant-garde horological intended to shock, evoke and inspire people, not to toe the line.
The brand has collaborated on many projects with MB&F, bringing to life the most spectacular and peculiar pieces.
L'Epée x MB&F
Pieces conceived by MB&F and crafted by l'Epée 1839.
ORB
At first glance, the Orb looks like a futuristic model of an eye with its…
T-Rex
T-Rex is the 11th collaboration between MB&F and Switzerland’s premier…
Grant
Co-created by MB&F and L’Epée 1839, Grant is a robot with a time display on his…
Destination Moon
Conceived by MB&F and built by L’Epée 1839, Destination Moon is the…
Arachnophobia
Designed by MB&F, Arachnophobia is as extreme as it comes…
Albatross
After 10 years and 15 different clocks, the L’Epée 1839 X MB&F Albatross is by…
Starfleet Explorer
Six years after the launch of the Starfleet Machine, the first clock co-created…
Medusa
In its tenth collaboration with Switzerland’s premier clockmaker, L’Epée 1839,…
Octopod
Octopod continues MB&F's exploration of aquatic themes with an eight-leg,…
Sherman
Sherman doesn't walk, talk, weld cars, or roam Mars. He doesn't try to kill…
Starfleet Machine
StarfleetMachine, created by MB&F and manufactured by L’Epée 1839, is an…
TriPod
TriPod comprises a minimalist clock face suspended between three delicate…
Tom & T-Rex
In 2019, MB&F participated in the Only Watch charity auction for the fifth time,…
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element is an intergalactic horological weather station enabling…
Balthazar
Balthazar hides two sides, as there are in all of us.
Melchior
Melchior was one of MB&F’s 10th Anniversary Pieces, presented in 2015 under the…
Albatross
After 10 years and 15 different clocks, the L’Epée 1839 X MB&F Albatross is by…
ORB
At first glance, the Orb looks like a futuristic model of an eye with its…
TriPod
TriPod comprises a minimalist clock face suspended between three delicate…
Starfleet Explorer
Six years after the launch of the Starfleet Machine, the first clock co-created…
T-Rex
T-Rex is the 11th collaboration between MB&F and Switzerland’s premier…
Tom & T-Rex
In 2019, MB&F participated in the Only Watch charity auction for the fifth time,…
Medusa
In its tenth collaboration with Switzerland’s premier clockmaker, L’Epée 1839,…
Grant
Co-created by MB&F and L’Epée 1839, Grant is a robot with a time display on his…
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element is an intergalactic horological weather station enabling…
Octopod
Octopod continues MB&F's exploration of aquatic themes with an eight-leg,…
Destination Moon
Conceived by MB&F and built by L’Epée 1839, Destination Moon is the…
Balthazar
Balthazar hides two sides, as there are in all of us.
Sherman
Sherman doesn't walk, talk, weld cars, or roam Mars. He doesn't try to kill…
Arachnophobia
Designed by MB&F, Arachnophobia is as extreme as it comes…
Melchior
Melchior was one of MB&F’s 10th Anniversary Pieces, presented in 2015 under the…
Starfleet Machine
StarfleetMachine, created by MB&F and manufactured by L’Epée 1839, is an…