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Jul 27, 2014,22:01 PM
Fantastic, Ben. Thanks for the link.
Here's a couple more from the interweb, the Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807) No. 144 from 1753 and a Jean-Antoine Lepine circa 1800.
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Origin of FP.Journe's Slogan? a theory
By: Alex83 : July 27th, 2014-04:20
Hi All, just wanted to share some interesting reading for a Sunday. INVENIT ET FECIT In Latin: "(I) Invented it, and (I) made it" Where does this slogan come from? It does sound a bit "arrogant", yet a growing number of watch aficionados (me included) thi...
Latin Notes like these were very common in the past..
By: moc : July 27th, 2014-10:49
from the 13th(maybe before) to the 19th century,you can find quite often such remarks next to the author s name and the date in : Paintings........Xauthor pinsit or pinxit(painted it) 1756(year) Poetry or Calligraphy.......scripsit(wrote it) Art or scienc...
Rooted in truth ...
By: AndrewD : July 27th, 2014-17:44
... with probably just a dash of modern folklore. I believe in the first F.P.journe catalogue was the explanation that the “ F.P.Journe Invenit et Fecit ” printed on the dial harked back to the inscription on pocket watches produced by French horologers w...
John Arnold....
By: BDLJ : July 27th, 2014-21:25
...often signed his movements with Invenit et Fecit or abbreviations of such. It was supposedly also inscribed on the Arnold 36. The British Museum has a page on the famous Arnold - Breguet Chronometer Tourbillon which aside from being the first tourbill...
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By: AndrewD : July 27th, 2014-22:01
Fantastic, Ben. Thanks for the link. Here's a couple more from the interweb, the Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807) No. 144 from 1753 and a Jean-Antoine Lepine circa 1800. ...