Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 804
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN PLATINUM, DIAMOND & PEARL ART DECO LAPEL WATCH Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 403518, case No. 11023/10470. Made circa 1926. Very fine and very rare, platinum, enamel, diamond and pearl-set Art Deco lapel watch.
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
HKD 165,000 - 250,000 / USD 21,000 - 32,000
Amphora-shaped, the back entirely set with round and baguette diamonds, pearl terminal and lower pearl winding crown, the bezel with black champlevé enamel decoration, suspended from round and baguette diamond-set platinum links terminating to a platinum, round and baguette diamond and pearl-set brooch. Silvered, oval, upright Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Lozenge hands. Cal. 5 ½ ''' oval, nickel-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 5 adjustments, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed, case numbered.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-0 |
Good Patinated |