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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 349

Stainless Steel Royal Eagle Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Royal Eagle ? Automatic", movement No. 954660, case No. 771274, Ref. 49145. Sold on December, 2005. Fine, large, tonneau-shaped, curved, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, oversized date and a stainless steel Vacheron Constantin link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin, box and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with 8 screws, fluted Art Deco lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Bi-color gray and black with applied steel radial Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute division, large double aperture for the date at 12. Luminous steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 1137, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 175 mm.