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Geneva, Mar 20, 2003

LOT 380

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 438815, case No. 272972. Produced in the 1940?s.Very fine and rare, keyless, sterling silver pocket chronometer withGuillaume balance and special regulator.

C. four-body, "bassine", polished, silver hinged cuvette. D. satiné silverwith Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary guilloche sunk seconds."Spade" blued steel hands. M. 48 mm. (21'''1/4), nickel, "fausses-côtes"decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut Guillaume anibal-brass large compensation balance with gold screws, special alloy Breguet balance spring, unusual special micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 59 mm.