102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 457
Swiss, Case No. 23231 35359, 35 mm, circa 1914
A rare French military wristwatch dating from World War I, as used in the trenches
Case: silver, hinged front cover with embossed portrait of General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, inscribed "J.J.C. Joffre Generalissime des Armees Francaises 1914", hinged back cover, contemporary leather strap. Dial: enamel.
The front of the watch shows the embossed portrait of French General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1852-1931), Marshal of France. Joffre held the position of supreme commander of the French army in the First World War until December 15, 1916.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Joffre, as of 03/18/2020.
A rare French military wristwatch dating from World War I, as used in the trenches
Case: silver, hinged front cover with embossed portrait of General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, inscribed "J.J.C. Joffre Generalissime des Armees Francaises 1914", hinged back cover, contemporary leather strap. Dial: enamel.
The front of the watch shows the embossed portrait of French General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1852-1931), Marshal of France. Joffre held the position of supreme commander of the French army in the First World War until December 15, 1916.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Joffre, as of 03/18/2020.
estimated
1.200—2.000 €
Price realized
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