Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 433
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 428892, case No. 269515. Produced circa 1940. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chrono-graph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
CHF 22,000 - 25,000
EUR 14,000 - 15,800 / USD 17,000 - 19,500
Sold: CHF 36,800
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, teardrop lugs, rounded band, sloped bezel.D. Two-tone silver withapplied pink gold baton indexes and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outertachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Pink gold "Bâton" hands.M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated,"fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01 |