Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 51
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 380565, case No. 234432. Made in 1918. Very fine and rare, 18K gold hunting-cased keyless dress watch with chronograph and 30-minute register. Accompanied by a fitted box and an original Certificate of Origin.
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,500 / USD 4,800 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 9,440
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds track with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, 30-minute recorder at 12 o'clock, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. R.A. 20???, frosted gilt, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometric regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |