Eska. A fine and very rare 18ct rose gold automatic wristwatch with cloisonne dial
Case No.143848, Circa 1955
17 jewel Cal:AS1361 automatic movement with straight line lever escapement, Cloisonné enamel on gold, the design of a man releasing caged doves, applied gold pyramidal and Arabic quarters, gold dauphine hands and centre seconds, polished rose gold case with concave lugs and inclined bezel, fitted leather strap, case, dial and movement signed
35mm.Eska. A fine and very rare 18ct rose gold automatic wristwatch with cloisonne dial
Case No.143848, Circa 1955
17 jewel Cal:AS1361 automatic movement with straight line lever escapement, Cloisonné enamel on gold, the design of a man releasing caged doves, applied gold pyramidal and Arabic quarters, gold dauphine hands and centre seconds, polished rose gold case with concave lugs and inclined bezel, fitted leather strap, case, dial and movement signed
35mm.
Footnotes Eska Watch Co, Grenchen was founded by Sylvan Kocher in 1918. The Eska name is the phonetic abbreviation for S.K., Kocher's initials. In the 1950's the company was registered as S. & E. Kocher. In the Stern Frères archives, all deliveries to Eska were marked "Kocher".
Cloisonné enamel is often considered by collectors to be the finest of the dial-making arts. Rare, complex and fragile, these dials are valued for their vivid colours and imaginative designs. Produced mostly in the 1950's by such companies as Huguenin & Cie, Stern Freres, and Charles Poluzzi, these dials were supplied to Rolex, Omega, Vacheron and Eska, among others.
This present watch is one of the rarer variations as the dial is fully enamelled whereas some examples just have an enamel centre with plain chapters. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time this watch has been offered at auction and is been sold by the original owners family.
Saleroom notices On further research, we have discovered that the underside of the dial is signed, 'Fauconnier.' This could be a name of the enameller or possibly the title or theme name given to the watch. Fauconnier translates as 'falconer' in French. Previous
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