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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 386

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Automatic?, movement No. 598696, case No. 427637. Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, straight lugs, screwed-down case back. D. Silvered, ?sunburst?, with applied lapidated gold baton indexes and date aperture. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. K1072, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shockabsorber, blued steel Breguet balancespring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold-edged rotor with ruby roller bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11.6 mm.