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Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Sep 28, 2026

LOT 137

VACHERON CONSTANTIN, “GRAND TIR DE L’EXPOSITION NATIONALE, GENÈVE 1896, PENDANT, 18K PINK GOLD AND ENAMEL

HKD 30,000 - 50,000

EUR 3,400 - 5,600 / CHF 3,200 - 5,300 / USD 3,900 - 6,400 / JPY 600,000 - 990,000

A fine and rare, 18k pink gold and enamel pendant watch featuring a cream dial with light blue numerals. The caseback displays light blue translucent enamel over a guilloché ground, adorned with the Geneva coat-of-arms and an enamel painting of Lake Geneva (attributed to Lacreuze or Ronet). Inner cuvette engraved: "Grand Tir de l’Exposition Nationale, Genève 1896.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-9-77

Good

Scratched

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Restored soft enamel
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Vacheron Constantin

Model “GRAND TIR DE L’EXPOSITION NATIONALE, GENÈVE 1896

Year Circa 1896

Movement No. 302683

Case No. 181638

Caliber 11''', frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring

Diameter 30mm

Weight 27.8g

Signature Dial, case and movement



CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.