L’Épée

L’Épée 1839 describes itself as Switzerland’s leading clock manufacture, the only one in the country specialising in high-end clocks. The house was founded in 1839 by Auguste L’Épée, originally focusing on music boxes and watch components; even at that stage the brand was synonymous with entirely hand-made pieces.

Over its history the company has built an exceptional table clock collection, from classic carriage clocks to contemporary design clocks and avant-garde horological pieces meant to shock, evoke and inspire. All creations are designed and manufactured in-house, with complications including retrograde seconds, power reserve indicators, perpetual calendars, tourbillons and striking mechanisms. Kinetic pieces of art mixing form and function have become the brand’s signature.