Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 14

?Automatic? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Automatic," No. 884233, case No. 523342, Ref. 43013. Made in 1977. Very fine, thin and elegant, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, triangular lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Satiné champagne with applied yellow gold and black baton indexes. Yellow gold and black "baton" hands. M. Cal. K 1120, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 5 mm.