Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 95

Efemerid Vulcain, "Efemerid, Triple Date", case No. 380000. Made circa 1950. Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with triple date. Accompanied by fitted box and a Vulcain repair letter dated 1953. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inverted bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes with Arabic 12, subsidiary dial for the seconds, apertures for the day and the month and the date, outer minute division, outermost black graduation for the date. Yellow gold dauphine hands, quarter moon tip for the date. M. Cal V559, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 10 mm.