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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 149

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 429498, case No. 290207. Made in 1945. Very fine and unique 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with triple date, letters in place of the numerals, and an 18K yellow gold buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, solid, polished, stepped band, overhanging concave teardrop lugs.D. matte silver with the indelible painted black letters "ELIEBAAKLINI" instead of numbers, subsidiary seconds, outer graduation for the days of the month in painted red Arabic numerals, apertures for the days of the week and the months.Yellow gold "Bâton" hands, black with red arrow for the date.M. Cal. 12 1/2??? rhodium-plated, "fausses-cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.