Description:
BUECHE GIROD GOLD COIN WRISTWATCH
Established in 1947 by Vital Bueche and his wife Girod, Bueche Girod emerged as a re-spected but modest watchmaking enterprise. Despite its small size, Vital Bueche, a skilled watchmaker celebrated for his precise movements and patented innovations such as the non-phase and plain calendar, bolstered the company’s reputation. Over time, Bueche Girod expanded its capabilities, producing movements and timepieces for renowned brands like Cartier and Bulova. Alongside its own collection, which primarily focused on intricately designed ladies’ watches, Bueche Girod gained recognition for its lavish creations, featuring solid gold cases adorned with precious gemstones. However, with the rise of the quartz era in the 1980s, characterized by a preference for quartz watches and a decline in automatic timepieces, Bueche Girod struggled to adapt and eventually ceased operations in response to shifting market dynamics.
Gold coin watches were highly popular during the 1900s. These timepieces, whether wrist-watches or pocket watches, were ingeniously crafted within original gold coins from various countries such as the US, Mexico, France, and many others. This art is exceptionally delicate, as transforming an original gold coin into a watch without altering its dimensions, especially its thickness, requires great skill. Numerous watch manufacturers, including Patek Philippe, Corum, and Piaget, developed their own unique styles and techniques for crafting these precious timepieces. Bueche Girod was among these brands, known for beautifully refining and crafting gold coins into exquisite timepieces. This particular Bueche Girod timepiece features a 20-dollar gold coin transformed into a wristwatch, revealing an intricate mechanism that opens the gold coin to display a Bueche Girod manual winding wristwatch. Fully adorned with Bueche Girod signatures on the case and dial, this watch is a remarkable addition to any collection, showcasing Bueche Girod’s spirit of innovation and creativity during its golden era.
Circa 1970’s, Diameter 35mm.