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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 444

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 422556, case No. 266370, 1930's. Very fine and rare, stainless steel "Staybrite " gentleman' s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. polished, satined. D. two-tone silver with painted Arabic numerals and indexes + "guilloche " auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Baton" blued steel hands. M. 13"' gilt brass, 21 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperatures, 5 adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm.