Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

LOT 329

Vertical Indexes" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Automatic?, movement No. 587289, case No. 416410, Ref. 6394Q. Made in 1966. Very fine, center seconds, water resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and gold-plated Vacheron Costantin buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped textured bezel, fluted lugs, screwed down case back. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold and black inlay baton indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the gold-rimmed date. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. K1072/1, rhodium-plated, stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Seal, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronisms and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm