Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 232

Vacheron & Constantin - Ref. 6594 Yellow Gold Automatic Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Automatic,? No. 575857, case No. 408234, Ref. 6594. Made in 1966. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, straight lugs, screwed-down case back. d. Satine silver with applied faceted gold baton indexes, outer dot minute/seconds divisions. Yellow gold baton hands. m. Cal. K1071, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses-cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K goldedged rotor with ruby roller bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.