Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 226

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 360514, case No. 222839. Made in the 1910s. Very fine and elegant, keyless, 18K gold dress watch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, engine-turned band and caseback with monogram. D. White enamel with painted Breguetnumerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial.Yellow gold ?Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 20''', frosted gilt, 18 jewels,straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck?micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 51 mm.