Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

LOT 351

Yellow Gold ?Ref. 4066? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 500152, case No. 332559, Ref. 4066. Made in 1953. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished , concave lugs, rounded bezel. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numeral and darts indexes subsidiary seconds dial, minute divisions. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. P453/3B, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, monometallic balance with timing screws, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness: 9 mm.