Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 253

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève,No. 441666, case No. 295532, Ref. 4034. Produced in 1946.Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, pagoda-shaped hooded sides holding the flat top crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 435/3C, tonneau-shaped, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 21 x 39 mm.