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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 163

Platinum Jubilé 1755 Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ?Jubilé 1755?, No. 35, case No. 801067, Ref. 85250. Made in a limited edition of 250 pieces in platinum to mark the occasion of the Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin in 2005. Extremely fine and very rare, water-resistant, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with day-date calendar, power-reserve indication and a platinum Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, booklets and push-pin.

HKD 200,000 - 250,000

USD 26,000 - 33,000 / EUR 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 276,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, bezel with serrated edge, correctors in the rounded band, transparent back with serrated edge secured by 6 screws, curved sloped and indented ?250 ans? lugs, anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Silver, ?250 ans? guilloché, applied white gold faceted baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the day and date, power-reserve sector, applied Seal of Geneva. White gold frosted and polished éventail hands. M. Cal. 2475, stamped with the Seal of Geneva, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance with a frequency of 4Hz (28,800A/h) adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, unidirectional guilloché gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Jubilé 1755
Vacheron Constantin have created this watch in a limited edition of 1755 pieces: - 500 in yellow gold, - 500 in pink gold, - 500 in white gold - 250 in platinum. Five further pieces were retained by Vacheron Constantin for inclusion in their museum. Four watches, one in each metal, were made with a black dial specially for the Antiquorum auction "The Art of Vacheron Constantin", held on April 3, 2005.