Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 15, 2015
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN YELLOW GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 476454, case No. 305868. Made in the 1940's. Fine, square, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.
Two-body, solid, polished, stylized lugs, snap-on case back, flat-top crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold bâton hands. Cal. V458, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-53-01 |
Good Reprinted HANDS Original |