Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 492

Vacheron & Constantin Driver?s Watch Vacheron & Constantin, movement No. 415021, case No. 265926, Ref. 4031. Made in 1939. Very fine and rare, deeply curved, horizontal rectangular, 18K pink gold driver?s wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved top and bottom, domed lugs, crown at 12. D. Matte silver with painted stylized baton indexes and Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Pink gold épée hands. M. Cal. 8???, tonneau, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperature and five positions, Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 23 mm. Thickness 7 mm.