Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN HOODED LUGS YELLOW GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 472853, case No. 802974. Made in 1946. Very fine and elegant, rectangular curved, 14K yellow gold wristwatch.
Two-body, solid, polished, tubular hooded lugs, domed crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold bâton hands. Cal. 435/3C, tonneau-shaped, 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: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-53-01 |
Good Reprinted HANDS Original |