Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015
VACHERON CONSTANTIN 18K PINK GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 473868, case No. 308234. Made circa 1950. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K pink gold buckle.
Two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, claw lugs, snap-on case back. Brushed yellow with applied gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer minute track. Gold baton hands. Cal. V453, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |