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L ’ EPÉE 1839 The new L ’ Epée Time Fast Bucherer Blue combines the independent Swiss clockmaker ’ s existing Time Fast series with Bucherer ’ s blue hue . L ’ Epee ’ s design is meant to evoke memories of a 1950s-era singleseater race car . Under the hood L ’ Epee builds a tiered movement with an eight-day power reserve shaped to the bodywork .

The user winds the 15-inch-long clock the same way a mechanical motor is wound in a pull-back toy car . The hours and minutes are displayed on the side through an aperture resembling a typical competition number , via two engraved stainless steel disks . Price : $ 34,000 .

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