Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 232

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 463645, case No. 323172. Produced circa 1945. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date calendar and moon phases.

C. three-body, solid, polished, fluted and overhanging triangular curved lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary "guilloché" seconds dial, painted black outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the moon phases, the days of the week and the months in painted red writing. Yellow gold "Baton" hands. M. Cal. 485, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.