Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, May 10, 2020

LOT 99

Vacheron Constantin - “Cabriolet”-type pocket watch; 18K yellow gold

HKD 11,700 - 15,600

USD 1,500 - 2,000 / EUR 1,400 - 1,850 / CHF 1,500 - 2,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

18K yellow gold, “cabriolet”-type, pair-cased open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch; then named “boîte à étui tournant”. Case and outer-case engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with foliages. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3 *
Dial: 3-71-01-04

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

HANDS Later

Brand Vacheron Constantin, Geneva

Model “boîte à étui tournant”

Year circa 1850-1860

Movement No. 62 702

Case No. 62 702

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 44 mm.

Caliber 16’’’, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories winding-key

Notes

“Boîte à étui tournant” or “cabriolet”-type case
The “boîte à étui tournant” is a “cabriolet”-type case, or a pair case watch. In the pair case (or “étui”) one should place the watch in one way or the other. If the dial side of the watch is presented in the open part of the pair case, this one becomes an open-face watch. On the other hand, if the case-back of the watch is presented, it becomes a hunting-case watch. This allows to protect the glass when the watch is worn in the pocket. This type of case seemed to have been created by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1847–1823), circa 1810, especially for his watches made for the Turkish market. This type allows a decor en suite, more or less rich, of the two boxes.