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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 323

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 337074, case No. 213629, circa 1905. Very fine and very elegant platinum diamond-set keyless fob watch, accompanied by matching fob.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, back cover very lavishly pierced with stylized foliage set with four diamonds and centered by a good sized diamond rosette, diamond-set bezels with beading pattern, platinum hinged cuvette, pendant with applied foliate pattern set with diamonds, brown silk fob with diamond set platinum pin. D. Silver, champlevé Breguet numerals, outer minute ring, engine-turned center. White gold ?spade? hands. M. 25 mm. (11???), frosted gilt brass, 16 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 31 mm.