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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 157

Pink Gold ?Retrograde Date? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 887479, case No. 745623, Ref. 47245. Made in 2002. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with retrograde date, days of the week indication and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, large and fluted overhanging straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché matte silver with applied pink gold radial Roman numerals and round indexes, at 12 the sector for the retrograde date, at 6 a subsidiary dial for the days of the week. Pink gold "baton" hands. M. Cal.1127, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 45 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.