Jean Louis Archinard

An ornamental quarter repeating Geneva pocket watch

Sold

estimated

1.200—1.700 €

Price realized

1.500 €

specific features

Case

18 K gold, engine-turned.

Dial

Gold.

Movement

Full plate movement, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.

Case no.15884

Diam.55 mm

Circa1820

Ctry.Switzerland

Wt.101 g

Both bezels are decorated with delicate floral tendrils and further the gold dial is ornamented with a surrounding floral tendril in multicoloured gold.

Jean-Louis Archinard was born in Geneva on 25 February 1770. His father was Jean-Pierre Archinard (1740-1802), watchmaker in Geneva. His brother Jacob-Hercule Archinard (1768-1845) was a case maker in Geneva and also supplied companies like Vacheron & Constantin.
Jean-Louis Archinard died in Geneva on March 19,1848.
Source: www.watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Archinard,_Jean-Louis, as of 10/29/2021