Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Mar 21, 2020
LOT 18
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, POWER RESERVE, POCKET CHRONOMETER, SILVER
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 5,200 - 7,250 / HKD 40,000 - 56,000
Fine and very rare, Silver (0.925), open-face, keyless-winding, round- shaped, pocket Chronometer with subsidiary seconds at 6 and a 32-hour power-reserve indication at 12. The Extract from the Archives, dated November 10, 1994, mentioned that this watch was made in 1942 and sold in 1943. The watch was completed on November 17, 1942 and delivered on December 28, 1943 to Conrad Felsing, Berlin (Germany).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Vacheron Constantin, Geneva
Year Circa 1942
Numbers 272000
Caliber 21''', lever escapement, brass-Invar Guillame balance, index regulator with patented swan-neck spring and micrometric screw no. 444898
Dimensions 60 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Notes
Johann Conrad Felsing was originally born as Johann Conrad Voelzing. The clockmaker changed his name to Johann Conrad Felsing upon moving to Berlin. He was born in the Black Forest, where the family Voeltzing had produced clocks since 1733. In Berlin, Fesling founded his own company Conrad Felsing, which was soon appointed court clockmaker. In 1847, Felsing became a member of the guild. Conrad Felsing was the clockmaker to Kaiser Wilhelm (King Wilhelm). His son, Albert Karl Julius Felsing, later took over the company located at 24 Unter den Linden, Berlin. Johann Conrad Felsing died in 1870.