Collector’s Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 165

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Chronomètre Royal?, No. 509434, case No. 367146, Ref. 6161. Produced in circa 1952. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold, ?stop-watch? feature, gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a certificate and a ?Bulletin de Marche? of the COSC.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, pyramidal bezel, lapidated lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold hexagonal and Bâton indexes. ?Dauphine? yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 1008, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjust-ed to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micro-metric regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.