Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 235

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 377571, case No. 238899. Made in the 1930s. Very fine and elegant, octagonal, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold and enamel Art Deco dress watch with a 14K yellow gold and enamel link chain.

C. Three-body, solid, bezel and case back decorated with blue enamel repeated pattern, monogram within verticalline pattern on the case back. D. Gold with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute track, center repeating thebezel decoration surrounding vertical line pattern. Blued steel ?cathédrale? hands. M. Cal. 16''', maillechord, 18jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, blued steelflat balance spring.Case and movement signed.Diam. 43 mm.