Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 47

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève,No. 689581, case No. 662282, Ref. 43040. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and unusual, thin, jumping-hour, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with a platinum Vacheron & Constantin buckle.

C .two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, straight and curved lugs, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with applied white gold dart indexes on an outer plain reserve, a circular aperture exposing the triangular minute indicator, aperture for the jumping-hours in black Arabic numerals. M. Cal. K1120, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.