Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 115

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 464024, case No. 311663. Made in the 1940s. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, fluted concave lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow goldpyramid indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month on aplain reserve, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands.M. Cal. V 495/A, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement,beryllium balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring,micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.