106th Auction
2022/5/21
Lot 481
Charles GigandetTriple-Calendar
An attractive vintage wrist chronograph with full calendar and moon phase for the American market
Sold
estimated
3.800—4.500 €
Price realized
5.000 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, screw back.
Dial
Silvered.
Movement
Manual.
Cal.Valjoux 730
Diam.37 x 40 mm
Circa1965
Ctry.Switzerland
Charles Gigandet S.A. was a Swiss manufactory based in Tramelan. The company was founded in 1959 and delivered fine timepieces to the American market, where they were sold by the Wakmann Watch Co., who were known as a supplier of high-quality brands in North America – the most famous of them being the Breitling brand.