The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Co...

Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

LOT 11

?Automatic? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Automatic?, No. 570629, case No. 389383, Ref. 6378. Made in 1962. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, and a pink gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

CHF 8,000 - 10,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,500 / USD 7,000 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 9,200

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. D. "Satiné" silver with applied lapidated pink golddart indexes and date aperture. Pink gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. K 1072, stamped with the Geneva Seal, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timingscrews, adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring,swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold-edged rotor with ruby roller bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

For a drawing of the patent for the self-winding system, see lot 2.