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Geneva, May 10, 2009
LOT 187
Platinum Jubilé 1755 Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ?Jubilé 1755?, No. 35, movement No 971751, 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, center-seconds, platinum wristwatch with day-date calendar, power-reserve indication and a platinum Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, booklets, push-pin, and a magnifying loupe.
CHF 28,000 - 38,000
USD 25,000 - 33,000 / EUR 18,000 - 25,000
Sold: CHF 36,000
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, powerreserve 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, hack mechanism, unidirectional guilloché gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
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.