Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 119

"Stainless Steel Overseas Chronograph" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Overseas Chronograph", ?Automatic?, case No. 718254, Ref. 49140/ 423A. Sold on August 9, 2004. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant to 15 atm., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, oversized date and an integrated, stainless steel Vacheron Constantin bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and the original guarantee and Certificate of Origin.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, case back with 8 screws and "Overseas" logo, notched steel bezel, screwed-down chronograph buttons and winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied steel luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 12. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 1137, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.