Vintage 1970s 18k Bueche-Girod Baignoire

A wondrous 1970s 18k yellow gold Bueche-Girod ‘Baignoire’ wristwatch Vital Bueche founded Bueche-Girod in Bienne in 1947. The company garnered such respect from the 1950s through the 70s that brands such as Cartier, Bulova and Universal Geneve used their cases and movements in many of their pieces Frank Sinatra was known to have worn a Bueche-Girod whilst not a small portion of Scorsese’s budget for his movie ‘Casino’ was spent on Robert De Niro’s tri-colour piece This piece features a golden oval dial decorated with black Roman numerals and baton hands The Baignoire case (a style of case Bueche-Girod was known to have made for Cartier) is formed of 18 carat yellow gold and is accented by an elegant synthetic sapphire set winding crown The inside of the case back is stamped with bold fineness markings alongside the profile of Helvetia, the female personification of Switzerland and the country’s hallmark for 18 carat gold Fitted to the T-Bar lugs is a new blue pressed leather strap and gold tone buckle Presented in original Bueche-Girod box and suede zip pouch The manual Swiss made movement runs smoothly and keeps good time Case width - 21mm Lug to lug - 30mm Lug width - 14mm Strap length including head - 22cm