Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010
LOT 454
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN CHRONOGRAPH Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 395719, case No. 257873. Made circa 1910. Fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and 30-minute register.
HKD 38,000 - 66,000
USD 5,000 - 8,000 / EUR 3,800 - 6,500
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals, fifths of a second divisions, outermost blue red and blacked base 1000 meters tachometer scale, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register at 12. Gold spade hands. M. 19???, frosted gilt, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micro-regulation, visible chronograph work. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |