Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 35

"Royal Eagle" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Royal Eagle - Chronograph," case No. 769796, Ref. X49R5715. Made circa 2005. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, curved, self-winding, waterresistant, gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, oversized date and a stainless steel Vacheron Constantin double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with 8 screws, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Silver with applied radial white gold Art Deco Arabic numerals and luminous markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, large double aperture for the date at 12. Luminous steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 1137, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 50 mm. Thickness 14 mm.