Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 146

?Hooded Lugs? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 464646, case No. 294627, Ref. 18. Made in the 1940s Fine and rare, square, 18K pink gold thin gentleman's wristwatch with hooded lugs, two-tone dial and an 18K pink gold Vacheron & Constantin bracelet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, hooded lugs. D. Two-tone pink with applied pink gold arabic and dot indexes, inner minute track, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 458, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, blued steel Breguet self-compensating balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 25 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.