Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
Geneva, May 10, 2009
LOT 61
Yellow Gold 6782 Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Automatic?, movement No. 571255, case No. 407142, Ref. 6782. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and revolving graduated bezel.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 5,200 - 7,000 / EUR 4,000 - 5,300
Sold: CHF 7,800
C. Three-body, solid, brushed and polished, reeded bi-directional revolving bezel graduated for 60 minutes, screw-down case back. D. Silver, ?sunburst?, with applied yellow gold vertical baton indexes, aperture for the gold-rimmed jump date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal.K1072, stamped with the Geneva Seal, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold edged rotor with ruby roller bearings. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35.5 mm. Thickness: 11.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-7-9* |
Good Oxidized Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
With this unusual model, Vacheron Constantin conveyed its vision of a watch that is sporty yet classic. It is a magnificent example of the design of the end of the 1960s and early 1970s, and was made in fewer than 100 examples. A similar watch was sold by Antiquorum see lot 29, The Quarter of Millennium of Vacheron Constantin, April 2005.