Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 45

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Automatic", No. 506230, case No. 343249, Ref. 4737. Produced in the 1950s. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Extremely fine and rare, large, curved,"carré galbé", center-seconds, self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, rounded lugs, domed thick crystal.D. Satiné silver with applied pink gold pyramid and triangular indexes. Pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. P 1019, rhodium-plated,?fausses côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 36 x 43 mm.