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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000
LOT 51
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 450486,case No. 282677, circa 1943.Very fine silver-cased keyless pocket chronometer with power reserve indication.
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
C. Three-body, massive, ?bassine?, polished. Hinged silver cuvette. D. Satiné silver with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale for 32 hours. Blued steel ?pear? hands. M. 21??? rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 60 mm.
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 4 |
Fair |
Movement: * 3 |
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Dial: 4 - 5 - 01 |
Notes
A similar watch is illustrated on the cover of Beobachtungsuhren, Deck Watches und Chronomètres de bord, by Norbert Eder, Callwey Verlag.