Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 10

?Royal Chronometer Automatic? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Royal Chronometer Automatic?, No. 673767, case No. 514290, Ref. 2215, No. 303 of a limited edition. Made in 1973. Fine, rectangular, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneaushaped 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with date, hacking center-seconds, diamond set dial and 18K gold integrated bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed case back with logo, concave corners. D. Gilt, brushed, with 3 diamond-set indexes, aperture for the date. Gold and black ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 1096, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, lever escapement, annular beryllium balance, adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, free-sprung flat balance-spring, ?guilloché? gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 35 mm. Thickness: 10,2 mm.