Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 39

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève,No. 796141, case No. 642189, Ref. 47050. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, four correctors on the case band, stepped bezel, teardrop lugs, sapphire crystal. D. off-white with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, sector for the age of the moon. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 1126, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cod, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor segment.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.