Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 353

VACHERON CONSTANTIN OVERSEAS, STEEL Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Overseas Chronograph Automatic", movement No. 939729, case No. 761319, Ref. 49140, sold on October 2004. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, large date and a stainless steel Vacheron & Constantin bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, Certificate, booklet and additional link.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stylized bezel, case back with screws and embossed with "Overseas" logo, screwed down chronograph buttons and winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone silver with applied fancy steel indexes, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, aperture for the large date at 12. 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, self-compensating fl at balance-spring, index regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length: 175mm