Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 104

Poche Surprise Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, movement No. 408472, case by Verger Frères, No. 11128. Made in the 1930s. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold and enamel Art Deco, ?montre de sac à volets? purse and desk watch.

C. Rectangular, the body and shutters decorated with greenenameled floral and leaf pattern, gold side pushers opening the shutters revealing the dial and hinged inner case. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold ?cubiste? numerals, outer minute track. Yellow gold cathedral hands. M. Cal. 9???, rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 5 adjustments, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Dim. 40 x 31 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Property of Various Owners