Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 210

Vacheron Constantin Ref. 49002 Chronograph Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Automatic," movement No. 805380, case No. 636986, Ref. 49002. Made in 1992, sold October 5th, 1993. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, booklets and Certificate of Origin. Recently serviced by Vacheron Constantin.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. White enamel with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minutes and 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outermost tachometer graduation, aperture for the date at 6. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1136, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.