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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

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Ref. 6378, Yellow Gold ?Automatic? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Automatic?, No. 545804, case No. 377673, Ref. 6378. Made in 1961. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with two-tone dial, unusual indexes and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle.

CHF 7,500 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 5,500 / USD 6,000 - 7,500

Sold: CHF 11,210

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, inclined bezel and concave lugs. D. Two-tone, satine, with applied lapidated yellow gold double-baton and pyramidal indexes. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands with "star" bases. M. Cal. K 1071, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold-edge rotor with ruby roller bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12 mm. From ?The Collection?


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6378 Among the ?classics? of Vacheron Constantin, Ref. 6378 is one of its great successes. With a self-winding movement, gold-edged rotor with ruby roller bearings and a water-resistant case, it is representative of the best Swiss wristwatches of the 1960s. For other examples of this reference see: Antiquorum, Geneva, "The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron & Constantin", April 3, 2005