Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 122

Vacheron & Constantin Yellow Gold Automatic Power Reserve Vacheron & Constantin, Genève," Automatic - Power Reserve," No. 831593, case No. 662721, Ref. 48101. Made in the 1990's. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, power reserve indication and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded band, case back with 6 screws, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Textured ivory-color with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the date at 6, sector for the up-and-down power reserve indication at 12. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1190, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 7 mm.