Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 312

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Automatic, No. 457480, case No. 317700. Produced in the 1950's.Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold tiledbracelet and monogrammed clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, rounded band, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. bicolored champagne withapplied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. V 477, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration,17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensatingBreguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Approx. overall length: 180 mm.