Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 72

VACHERON CONSTANTIN STEEL OVERSEAS CHRONOGRAPH Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Overseas Chronograph", movement No. 880400, case No. 717184, Ref. 49140. Made in the 2000's. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, large date and a stainless steel Vacheron & Constantin bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, instruction booklet and extra links.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stylized bezel, case back with screws and embossed with "Overseas" logo, screwed down chronograph buttons, winding-crown and case back, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone silver with applied faceted luminous steel baton and triangular indexes, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the large date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1137, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance-spring, index regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.