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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 460

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 463860, case No. 311659, 1940's. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. massive, polished, teardrop fluted lugs. D. mat silver with applied gold star indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. "Baton" gold hands. M. 12 1/2"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balancespring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.