Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 60

"Royal Chronometer, Ref. 6694" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Royal Chronometer - Automatic", No. 554284, case No. 391011, Ref. 6694. Made in the late 1960s. Very fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, horn lugs, case back engraved with the Maltese cross and "Chronomètre Royal". D. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. K 1072, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung beryllium Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, 18K gold engine-turned rotor segment. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.