Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 09, 2021
LOT 456
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, LARGE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE SILVER CHRONOMETER
CHF 1,000 - 3,000
HKD 8,000 - 24,000 / USD 1,000 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 3,500
Rare, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket chronometer, so-called “Deck-Watch”, silver dial with large suspended Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds at 6. Made for the British hydrographic service, dial and case with British Ministry H.S ‘’broadarrow’’ mark number 9616.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Vacheron Constantin
Model Deck-Watch
Year Circa 1941
Movement No. 439616
Case No. 278801 (by “FFBA”, Fédération de Fabricants de Boîtes Argent, S. Graber, Renan)
Caliber 21’’’, lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, index regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw
Dimensions 59 mm
Signature Dial, case and movement