Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 73
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN QUARTER REPEATING POCKET WATCH Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 183783. Made circa 1900. Very fine and rare, heavy 18K gold, keyless quarter-repeating pocket watch with 24-hour dial.
USD 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 93,000 - 140,000 / CHF 11,000 - 17,000
Sold: USD 16,250
Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and 24-hour markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Gold spade hands. 43 mm.(19'''), frosted gilt, 29 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, calibrated straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold and platinum temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, case numbered.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |