Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 209

Vacheron Constantin - Chronograph Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Chronograph, Automatic," case No. 606067, Ref. 47001. Made circa 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 leather pouch and outer box.

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 baton hands. M. Cal. 1126, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.