The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Co...

Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

LOT 136

?Double Cylindrical Hooded Lugs? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 422589, case No. 266653, Ref. 4083. Made in 1939. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer, two-tone dial and stepped hooded lugs, with a pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

CHF 50,000 - 70,000

EUR 32,000 - 45,000 / USD 42,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 109,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, cylindrical stepped hooded lugs. D. Two-tone pink, brushed, withpainted bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th secondscale, outermost tachometer scale. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 13??? 295, frosted gilt, 20 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 4 - 5 - 6*
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 4083 Extremely elegant, this is one of the most sought-after watches. Its tubular lugs, particularly when in pink gold, as in the present watch, make it one of the most exclusive and characteristic watches made by Vacheron Constantin. For an identical watch in yellow gold, see lot 192.