Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 528

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 487802, case No. 317858. Produced circa 1949. Very fine and unusual large, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, overhanging concave lugs, engraved on the back: "1925-1950".D. "guilloché" silver with stripes and applied pink gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk second dial. Pink gold "Baton" hands. M. Cal. P453/3B, 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. 38 mm.