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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 22

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 444675,case No. 278881, circa 1943.Very fine silver-cased keyless pocket lever chronometer with power reserve indication, made for the German Army.

HKD 40,000 - 48,000

USD 5,000 - 6,000

C. Three-body, massive, ?bassine?, polished, the back engraved with German Army registration number. 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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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 4 - 6 - 15
Movement: * 4 - 5
Dial: 4 - 6 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is illustrated on the cover of Norbert Eder, Beobachtungsuhren Deck Watches und Chronomètres de bord, Callwey Verlag.