Yellow Gold 'Ref. 4178' Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 466503, case No. 303421, Ref. 4178. Made in 1949. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and mileage with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. | Important Collectors Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks | Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, 15th October 2006

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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 46

Yellow Gold ?Ref. 4178? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 466503, case No. 303421, Ref. 4178. Made in 1949. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and mileage with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000 / USD 25,000 - 33,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded band, teardrop lapidated lugs. D. Gold with applied gold dot indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer and mileage graduations. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. V492, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

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Grading System
Grade: AAA	Excellent
Case: 3	Good
Movement: 3*	Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-7-15-01	Good Oxidized Slightly rusted HANDS Original

LOT 46

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

GoodOverhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-7-15-01

Good Oxidized Slightly rustedHANDS Original

Good
Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Good
Oxidized
Slightly rusted
HANDS Original