Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 404

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève,No. 463762, case No. 328762. Produced in the 1940?s.Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. three-body, solid, polished, fluted and overhanging triangular curved lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and Roman 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 red writing. Yellow gold "Baton" hands. M. Cal. P 495, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperaturesshock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.