Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 473

Vacheron Constantin Pink Gold Saltarello Jump-Hour Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ?Saltarello, Automatic?, No. 198/200, movement No. 861772, case No. 706303, Ref. No. 43041/000R. Made in a limited edition of 200 in 1999, sold on January 11th, 2000. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with jump-hour, retrograde minutes and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate of origin, warranty and booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped lugsand bezel, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Hand maid guilloche sunburst pattern pink gold with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, curved retrograde graduation from 9 to 3 for the minutes, Pink gold dauphine hand. M. Cal. 1120/2, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, skeletonized and hand-engraved rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim: 36 x 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.