Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie

Glossary

Lépine watch (Open-face)

In a pocket watch, a structure in which the seconds hand is positioned in line with the winding stem, as opposed to the hunter calibre in which the seconds hand is perpendicular to the winding stem (9 o'clock-3 o'clock axis).

This makes time easier to read when the watch is taken out of the pocket.

• french: Montre Lépine
• japanese: レピン型／レピンガタ
• chinese: Lepine手表(开面)