Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Geneva, Apr 20, 1996
LOT 590
Vacheron & Constantin Geneve, No. 394715, movement dated Nov. 59. Fine and unusual 18 ct. gold, desk timepiece designed as a hand-bag.
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
C. Massive in form of a hand-bag with rope handle, entirely decorated in a basket work pattern. D. Gold, decorated en suite with applied diamond-set indexes. Diamond set hands. M. 15"', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 13 jewels, straight line lever escapement, mono-metallic balance, Breguet self-compensating balance spring. Signed on the dust cap. In very good condition. Dim. 61 x 52 x 30 mm.
