Important Watches, Pocket Watches and...

Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

LOT 228

?Two-Tone Case ? Black Dial? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 460681, case No. 278339. Made in 1945. Very fine and rare, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000 / USD 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 8,050

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, yellow gold bezel and winding crown. D. Black with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, guilloche subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal.453, 13???, rhodium plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic beryllium balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 8 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Very few steel and gold wristwatches were made by Vacheron & Constantin.