Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 414
Vacheron Constantin
Pocket watch, chronometer; 18K yellow gold
HKD 21,000 - 42,000
CHF 2,500 - 5,000 / EUR 2,400 - 4,700 / USD 2,700 - 5,400
Sold: HKD 32,500
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back polished.
White enamel dial, with suspended “Dauphine” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
19’’’ ½, gilded brass, going barrel, gold screwed-chaton (setting) on the central wheel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic brass-Invar compensated Guillaume balance with gold and platinum poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with micrometric screw.
Case-back polished.
White enamel dial, with suspended “Dauphine” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
19’’’ ½, gilded brass, going barrel, gold screwed-chaton (setting) on the central wheel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic brass-Invar compensated Guillaume balance with gold and platinum poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with micrometric screw.
| 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 1925
Movement No. 403 118
Case No. 253 024
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 53.9 mm.
Caliber 19’’’ ½, lever escapement, Guillaume balance
Weight 116.5 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 101 652, delivered on September 30, 1922, to Vacheron Constantin, Geneva, for a “Raquette de montre” (Index regulator).
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.