When know-How becomes Art

L'Epée 1839 by Fiona Krüger

VANITAS

Creativity is at the heart of both L’Epée 1839 and Fiona Krüger Timepieces. This is evident in L’Epée’s acceptance of the challenge to create this modern day Vanitas with a humorous twist.
Vanitas - Wall Clock

L'Epée 1839 by Fiona Krüger

The Skull is the ultimate symbol of life, death and human experience – as such it has played a key role in both Horological History and Art History. Through Fiona Krüger’s artistic approach to Haute Horlogerie and L’Epée’s know-how, the Skull has been re-interpreted into a mechanical Vanitas painting for the 21st Century.

Vanitas is engineered and crafted by L’Epée 1839, Switzerland's specialised high-end clock manufacturer, founded in 1839. This charismatic cranium reminds you to celebrate life. The hours and minutes are shown by the clock’s hands, and a power reserve indicator is integrated into the mouth of the skull. As Vanitas loses power it starts to yawn, indicating it needs to be wound up. Though with a 40-day power-reserve, this monthly ritual will give you a moment to stop and take stock of the time you have.

The ideas of life, time and mortality are synonymous and even more relevant in mechanical clock-making today than they have ever been. The unique design of the Skull imitating yawning as the power reserve depletes, joined with the ability to bring the clock to life as its wound up, reflects the history of clock making where fantasy, creativity and purpose were all incorporated in equal measure to create designs which made people dream.

Vanitas is limited to 50 pieces per configuration and is now available in ‘dark’ and in a colourful edition.

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VANITAS

Reference    50.6001/200-Dark | 50.6001/300-Colorful | Option : Table Base : SO.7572/290
Color :
Dark
Limited edition :
50 pieces in each configuration
Movement :
Cal. 2010 FK
Functions :

Hours and minutes : two hands which are centrally mounted on the nose
Power reserve indicator : framed by two rows of teeth opens up as time passes, providing an intuitive view of remaining energy.

Power Reserve :
35 days
Finishings :

Movement Main plates in black PVD coated brass. Multi-layered screenprinted white decoration (gloss ink).

Jewels :
11
Dimensions :

Height: 306 mm
Width:  220 mm
Thickness : 86 mm

Materials :

Mechanism in palladium-coated brass. Movement Main plate in brass black PVD coating.

Winding :
Manual-winding on the skull face: Double-ended key to set time and wind movement
Color :
Colourful
Limited edition :
50 pieces in each configuration
Movement :
Cal. 2010 FK
Functions :

Hours and minutes : two hands which are centrally mounted on the nose
Power reserve indicator : framed by two rows of teeth opens up as time passes, providing an intuitive view of remaining energy.

Power Reserve :
35 days
Finishings :

Multi-coloured screen-printed pattern (gloss ink). Each colour used in the design of the clock was specially selected as it represents a specific meaning pertaining to the Dia de Los Muertos celebration: Blue = Trust, White = Purity, Orange = Sun, Yellow = Death, Pink = Celebration, Red = Life and Purple = Grief and Black = Mortality (hence the black PVD coating).

Jewels :
11
Dimensions :

Height: 306 mm
Width:  220 mm
Thickness : 86 mm

Materials :

Mechanism in palladium-coated brass.

Winding :
Manual-winding on the skull face: Double-ended key to set time and wind movement
Color :
Dark
Limited edition :
.
Movement :
.
Functions :

Vanitas is a wall-clock, but with this option it becomes a Table Clock. You can easily plug the clock into this base to make it stand on a table.

Power Reserve :
.
Finishings :

Matt Black paint

Jewels :
.
Dimensions :

Height: 348 mm
Width:  216 mm
Thickness : 116 mm

Materials :

Full Brass with a mechanical engraving on the back on the table base.

Winding :
.
Options   

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