Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...

Hong Kong, Dec 05, 2021

LOT 149

VACHERON CONSTANTIN
Lady’s wristwatch; platinum, diamonds and emeralds

HKD 55,000 - 81,000

EUR 6,200 - 9,100 / CHF 6,500 - 9,600 / USD 7,100 - 10,400

Sold: HKD 187,500

Platinum, diamond-set and emerald-set, manual-winding, vertical elongated rectangular-shaped, lady’s wristwatch, snap-on case-back; silver colour dial with suspended Arabic numerals.
Case and bezel set with baguette-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds, with alternating square-cut emeralds.
Case-back engraved “Peggy. / Aug. 11-1939”.


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 1930

Movement No. 413 792

Case No. 257 304

Bracelet Black “cord” bracelet with black lacquered stainless steel deployant clasp

Caliber 3’’’ x 9’’’, baguette, lever escapement, 5 adjustments

Dimensions 46.4 x 7.9 mm

Weight 16.4 gr. (approx.)

Signature Case and Movement

Accessories Original fitted box

Notes

At the time of its creation, this watch was photographed by the Manufacture, which proves the importance that was given to this kind of jewellery model.
These photographs are now kept in the company’s Heritage Department, and some of them have been reproduced in various books on the world’s oldest watch manufacturer; this is particularly the case in the book published in 1992.
Bibliography
· Lambelet, Carole, & Cohen, Lorette, L’univers de Vacheron Constantin, Lausanne, Editions Scriptar S.A., Geneva, Editions Vacheron Constantin S.A., 1992, p. 376, cliché photography No. 3 160, dated 1930 (black & white Archives photography).