Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 348

Vacheron & Constantin - Yellow Gold - Ref. 6394 - Two-Tone Dial Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Automatic, No. 545102, case No. 370192, Ref. 6394. Made in the 1960s. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin, leather pouch and coin-hang tag with engraved movement number. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, fluted lugs, screwed-down case back. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, concentric minute/seconds track on a plain reserve. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. K 1071, 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 gold rotor segment with ruby roller bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.