Collector’s Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 282

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Overseas Chronograph?, Ref. 49140. Production of this reference started in the 1990?s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 15 atm, 18K yellow gold, gen-tleman?s wristwatch with screwed-down round button chronograph, registers, oversized date and an inte-grated, 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin bracelet and deployant clasp.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stylized bezel, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, back engraved with Overseas logo. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold and tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, oversized double aperture for the date. ?Bâton? tritium-coated yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 1137, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes?decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micromet-ric regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 46 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.