Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 138

"Royal Chronometer" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 509230, case No. 359911. Made in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, straight lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted indexes. Yellow gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. P1008/BS, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.