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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

LOT 69

Yellow Gold Claw Lugs Triple Date Two-Tone Dial Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, movement No. 463431, case No. 315313. Made circa 1949. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with triple date calendar, and moon phases.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, overhanging fluted claw lugs, inclined bezel, flat band, snap-on back. D. Two-tone, brushed silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, outer blue graduation for the days of the month, outermost black minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. V 485, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws adjusted to temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.