Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 171

VACHERON & CONSTANTIN REF. 6394 VERTICAL INDEXES PINK GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Automatic, movement No. 582138, case No. 409617, Ref. 6394Q. Made in 1966. Very fine, center seconds, water resistant, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, fl uted lugs, screwed down case back. D. Satine silver with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the gold-rimmed date. pink gold dauphine hands. M. K1072, rhodium-plated, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronisms and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.