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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 272

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 529993, case No. 356833, Ref. 4888. Produced circa 1954.Very fine and rare square, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished, hooded "bombé" lugs and "bombé" crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold bâton indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 1001, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 30 mm.