Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 315

"Malte - Dual Time Régulateur Chronomètre" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Malte Dual Time Régulateur Chronomètre", No. 60/150, movement No. 933687, case No. 769425, Ref. 42005. Made in a limited edition of 150 examples circa 2000. Very fine and rare, two-time zone, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with regulator dial, 24-hour indication, date and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, glazed cuvette with six screws, hinged case back, pusher on the band to adjust the second 24- hour time zone, flat bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite with white painted Arabic numerals for the minutes, subsidiary "guilloché" dial for the seconds and the date in black and red Arabic numerals at 6, subsidiary "guilloché" 24-hour dial for the second time zone in black and red painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary hour dial in white painted Roman numerals and indexes at 12. Pink gold "épée" and "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 1206, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.