Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...

Geneva, Apr 20, 1996

LOT 569

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 497774, case No. 336500, model 4348, completed in 1950. Extremely rare aluminium keyless dress watch, in original fitted box.

C. Three piece "demi-bassine" polished. D. matt aluminium with applied aluminium Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds. Polished aluminium Breguet hands. M. 16"', aluminium, 439/7 calibre, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 44 mm.