100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 157

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 466639, case No. 038239, circa 1945.Very fine and rare 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and register.Accompanied by original certificate.

C. French, two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, straight teardrop lugs. D. matte silver with applied pink goldindexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials. 'Bâton' pink gold hands. M. Cal.V 492, rhodium plated, 'fausses côtes' decoration, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjustedto temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case.Diam. 36 mm.