Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2014
VACHERON AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER STEEL Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Overseas Chronometer," Automatic, case No. 696093. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant to 15 atm., stainless steel wristwatch with date and an integrated, stainless steel Vacheron Constantin bracelet with double deployant clasp.
Two-body, polished and brushed, case back with 8 screws and "Overseas" logo, notched steel bezel, screwed-down protected winding crown, sapphire crystal. Guilloche silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous markers, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 1310, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-9 |
Good Scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |