Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 179

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 365624, case No. 220971. Produced circa 1910.Fine, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. five-body, "bassine", solid, polished band, front cover engraved with a tower within a landscape surrounded by foliate pattern, monogrammed case back, hinged gold cuvette. D. white enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "spade" hands. M. Cal. 45 mm. (20"'), frosted gilt, bridge caliber, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 53 mm.