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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 264

Ref. 4072, Yellow Gold Chronograph Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 470166, case No. 411999, Ref. 4072. Made in 1966. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, telemeter, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold buckle.

CHF 22,000 - 27,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000 / USD 18,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 37,760

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer seconds and fifths of a second divisions, Arabic five minute and seconds numerals, outermost telemeter and tachometer scales. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 492, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 19 jewels, straightline lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws adjusted to temperature, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12 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: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

This chronograph was one of Vacheron Constantin?s greatest successes. It was offered with various types of dial during the two decades of its production, though the classic lines of its case remained unchanged. For similar watches, see Antiquorum, ?The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin?, April 3, 2005, lots 155, 195 and 196.