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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 260

Ref. 4111, Blue Tachometer Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 420665, case No. 261747, Ref. 4111. Made in 1937. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, 18K yellow gold Art Deco wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer, two-tone dial, and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a dupicate of certificate of authenticity.

CHF 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000 / USD 55,000 - 70,000

Sold: CHF 158,250

C. Two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Two-tone silver with black indexes and Arabic half-hour numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five-second numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register, outer tachometer scale in blue. Blued steel épée hands. M. Cal. R.A.13???(295), frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 39 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 type of ?carre cambré? chronograph showcases the perfect geometrical forms of the Art Deco period. The dial?s iconography foreshadows the tendency to accord less importance to the indexes. Here, they are small but still quite elegant. This is a foretaste of the style that would become popular during the pre-war period. Its blue tachymetric scale makes it even rarer and more desirable.