The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Co...

Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

LOT 106

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 420143, case No. 262415. Made and sold in 1948. Very fine and rare, rectangular, 18K yellow and pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with hooded barrel lugs and a yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000 / USD 8,500 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 18,400

C. Two-body, solid, polished, cylindrical pink gold hooded lugs, case back with dedication inscription.D. Matte and burnished gilt with burnished gold indexes and Arabic numerals. Pink gold ?èpée? hands.M. Cal. 20 x 26, tonneau, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, berylliumbalance with timing screws, adjusted to temperature and three positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring,index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 22 x 40 mm. Thickness: 7.3 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

This watch was most likely made upon special request by a client or an agent. Its design and dial are characteristic of the Art Deco style. In its execution, one can see a strong influence of the pre-war period, as well as hints of the styles to come during the 1950s and the most popular watch of that period: the rectangular ?fantaisie? watch.