Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 11, 2018
LOT 80
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, CHRONOMETER POCKET WATCH, CLASS A KEW CERTIFICATE, SILVER
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
HKD 28,000 - 44,000 / USD 3,500 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 16,250
A fine, rare and precise, manual wind, silver Chronometer pocket watch with guillaume balance and power reserve.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Vacheron Constantin
Model Chronometre
Year 1920
Numbers Case N. 238998, Movement N. 383828
Caliber 20'''
Dimensions 60 mm.
Signature Dial, Case and Movement.
Accessories Double wooden transportation cases, certificate of origin, Geneva observatory bulletin de marche, Kew A certificate
Notes
This deck Chronometer watch was submitted successively (OR SUCCESSFULLY?) at the Geneva observatory where it obtained a bulletin de marche for first class category from August to October 1920, it was then immediately submitted to the National Physical laboratory in Teddington where it obtained its Kew A certificate. Amazingly, all the documentation pertaining to these trials have been kept with the watch and even the original certificate that mentions the double transportation cases. A truly amazing time capsule.