Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 284

VACHERON CONSTANTIN SKELETONIZED CHRONOGRAPH Vacheron Constantin, Genève, No. 770458, case No. 628470. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, skeletonized, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a pouch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Skeletonized, bicolor champagne and silver, with painted 1/5th seconds track on an outer reserve, subsidiary silver ring dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1140 SQ, hand-engraved and skeletonized, gold plated, 21jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.