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

LOT 93

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Les Historiques Jalousie", No. 22/125. Produced in a limited edition of 125 examples in the 1990's.Very fine and unusual, water-resistant to 3 atm., rectangular, 18K pink and white gold gentleman's wristwatch with concealed dial "à volets" and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, on the 6, a rectangular cabochon sapphire-set pusher which opens the engraved white gold shutters to reveal the dial, engraved band, engraved bezel with Roman numerals, case back with screws, asymmetric lugs, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 1017, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat,cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 33 mm.