Sold for:
12,650 CHF
12,650 CHF
Castanier a Genève, circa 1785. Fine and unusual gold double-face date watch with 12 and 24-hour indications. Two-body, "Louis XVI", polished. Notes Jacques Castanier (also Castagner). A watchmaker recorded around 1760, he made repeating watches with repoussé and enameled cases. "Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-16