Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 397

Vacheron Constantin chronograph Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Chronograph, Automatic", movement No. 765978, case No. 606211, Ref. 47001. Sold on February 22nd, 1992. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by fitted box and warranty.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White, "Clous-de-Paris" decoration, with applied gold baton indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, outer minute/seconds divisions. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1126, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 51 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.