Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 15

Art Nouveau Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 309926, case No. 187190. Made circa 1910. Very fine, rare and unusual, keyless, 18K yellow gold, diamond, pearl and enamel, Art Nouveau lapel watch with detachable matching brooch set with 27 diamonds and one pearl, and green, red, and coral-colored enamel decoration.

C. Four-body, solid, hinged partially transparent case back entirely ornamented with relief multi-colored gold floral and enamel decoration and set with 7 round diamonds, hinged gold cuvette decorated with red sun-ray enamel partially visible through the case back, hinged bezel decorated in a green enamel floral relief pattern. D. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track. Yellow gold spade hands. M. Cal. 8???, maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, cuvette numbered. Diam. 26 mm. Thickness 11 mm.