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Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 647
Two-Tone Dial Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 427940, case No. 280800. Made circa 1940. Fine and rare, elegant ?Staybrite? stainless steel keyless dress watch with two-tone dial. To be sold without reserve
CHF 1,500 - 2,500
USD 1,400 - 2,300 / EUR 950 - 1,600
Sold: CHF 1,920
C. Three-body, polished, inclined stepped bezel, rectangular bow. D. Two-tone, silvered, applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Caliber 17''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 47 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-01 |
Good Oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Is the name of a steel alloy containing 0.2% carbon, 18% chromium and 8% nickel. It is a stainless material that takes a fine polish and is therefore often used for making watch cases. It is probably the type of stainless steel that has been most widely used by watch companies, from the 1930's onwards. For further examples of Vacheron & Constantin watches with Staybrite cases see: Antiquorum, "The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin", Geneva, April 3, 2005, Chapter VI.