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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 266

Ref. 4072 Pink Gold ?Chronograph? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 466730, case No. 328772, Ref. 4072. Made in 1952. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, telemeter and tachometer.

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 22,000 - 28,000 / USD 30,000 - 37,000

Sold: CHF 42,480

C. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Roman half-hour numerals, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register, outer fifth of a second timing scale, outermost telemeter and tachometer scales. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 13??? 492, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 11 mm. From ?The Collection?


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

This chronograph was one of Vacheron Constantin?s greatest successes. It was offered with various types of dial during the two decades of its production, though the classic lines of its case remained unchanged. The present watch retains the original unrestored dial. A similar watch was sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, ?The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin?, April 3, 2005, lot 235.