Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 148
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 446433, case No. 294254, Ref. 4178. Made in 1946. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and original fitted box.
CHF 18,000 - 25,000
EUR 11,300 - 15,800 / USD 14,000 - 19,500
Sold: CHF 32,200
C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded band, teardrop lugs.D. Champagne with applied yellow gold baton indexes, "guilloche" sunk subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, telemeter and 1/5th second scale. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands.M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |