Wincenty Gostkowski
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Wincenty Gostkowski was a lawyer
and associate of Antoni Patek
and Adrien Philippe
in the watchmaker
Patek Philippe & Co.
in Geneva
, Switzerland
.
Gostkowski was born in Grzymki
, Poland
. He became the financier of Antoni Patek's watchmaking
business in Geneva that in 1851 became Patek Philippe & Co.
.
On June 30, 1847, in the age of 40, he married a Frenchwoman Marie-Antoinette de Rabaudy from Brest
, twenty years his junior. For this marriage, Antoni Norbert de Patek and Jean Adrien Philippe were two of three witnesses.
Wincenty Gotkowski retired from Patek Philippe & Co. on January 21, 1876. He died on 1884 in Geneva
; his wife Marie-Antoinette survived him twenty-four years.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and associate of Antoni Patek
Antoni Patek
Antoni Norbert Patek , is a Polish pioneer in watchmaking and a creator of Patek Philippe & Co. one of the most famous watchmaker companies.- Early life :...
and Adrien Philippe
Adrien Philippe
Jean Adrien Philippe was French horologist and cofounder of watchmaker Patek Philippe & Co. of Geneva, Switzerland.In 1842 Adrien Philippe invented a mechanism for watches which allowed them to be wound and set by means of crown rather than a key. His patented invention earned him a Gold Medal at...
in the watchmaker
Watchmaker
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since virtually all watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers solely repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand...
Patek Philippe & Co.
Patek Philippe & Co.
Patek Philippe & Co. is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Geneva and the Vallée de Joux.-History:Polish watchmaker Antoni Patek started making pocket watches in 1839 in Geneva, along with his fellow Polish migrant Franciszek Czapek. They separated in 1844, and in 1845 Patek joined with...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Gostkowski was born in Grzymki
Grzymki
Grzymki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przytuły, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.It was the birthplace of Wincenty Gostkowski who later in life emigrated to Switzerland and became prominent in watchmaking....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He became the financier of Antoni Patek's watchmaking
Watchmaker
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since virtually all watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers solely repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand...
business in Geneva that in 1851 became Patek Philippe & Co.
Patek Philippe & Co.
Patek Philippe & Co. is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Geneva and the Vallée de Joux.-History:Polish watchmaker Antoni Patek started making pocket watches in 1839 in Geneva, along with his fellow Polish migrant Franciszek Czapek. They separated in 1844, and in 1845 Patek joined with...
.
On June 30, 1847, in the age of 40, he married a Frenchwoman Marie-Antoinette de Rabaudy from Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
, twenty years his junior. For this marriage, Antoni Norbert de Patek and Jean Adrien Philippe were two of three witnesses.
Wincenty Gotkowski retired from Patek Philippe & Co. on January 21, 1876. He died on 1884 in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
; his wife Marie-Antoinette survived him twenty-four years.