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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 150

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 598773, case No. 421812, Ref. 6440 Q. Made in 1955. Very fine and rare, rectangular, oversized, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with date. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, curved, solid, polished, stepped bezel, rounded lugs, domed thick crystal.D. matte silver with applied yellow gold and black Bâton indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands.M. Cal. K 1072/1, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, rotor with 18K "guilloché" yellow gold element.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 35 x 43 mm.