Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...
Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990
LOT 362
Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, N° 186893, case N°186893, made for Theodore B. Starr, New York, Swiss, circa 1890. Fine 18K gold keyless watch with split second chronograph and instantaneous 30 minute recorder.
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
Three body massive "demi-bassine" polished case. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, outer red Arabic minute ring, subsidiary seconds and minute register. Gold "Louis XV" hands. Nickel plated 17" movement, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometric index. The chronograph with a visible work and a push piece, the split second push piece on the band. Signed on the dial, the case and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 47 mm.
