Sold for:
2,530 CHF
2,530 CHF
Eska Watch Co. , Swiss, circa 1960.Fine 21,6 K gold extra thin, keyless coin watch set in a U.S. 20 dollar coin of 1895. Three-body, the hinged watch within the coin opening by a push piece concealed in the band. Champagne with black indexes. Blued steel "bâton" hands. Notes Sylvan Kocher & Cie. S.A.The end of the First World War and expectations of an economic upswing led to the founding of a number of watchmaking firms in 1918. One of them was Sylvan Kocher & Cie. S.A. of Grenchen. In 1922 the company moved to the neighboring town of Selzach. Among its many brand names Kocher registered "Eska," the phonetic spelling of his initials in French
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
