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Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

LOT 152

?Cornes de Vache? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 470023, case No. 351606, Ref. 6087. Made in 1957. Very fine and unique, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, telemeter and tachometer, with pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

CHF 180,000 - 220,000

EUR 120,000 - 140,000 / USD 150,000 - 180,000

Sold: CHF 182,250

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, overhanging teardrop lugs, anti-magnetic cap.D. Two-tone silver with applied pink gold bâton and Arabic hours, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute registerdials, outer minute and fifth second graduation, with telemeter and tachometer. Pink gold ?bâton? hands.M. Cal. 13''' 492 VC, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement,beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring,index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12.4 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

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Ref. 6087 is considered to be one of the most spectacular wrist chronographs of all time. Vacheron Constantin's technical designers named it for the shape of its lugs, in the form of ?cornes de vache?, which naturally evolved from teardrop or flared lugs. Extremely rare and in excellent condition, this exceptionally beautiful watch is one of the most important lots of the sale. According to the Vacheron Constantin archives, a total of 36 examples of Reference 6087 were produced from 1954 to 1959. Of these, 26 examples were in yellow gold, eight in pink gold, and two in platinum, made on special order. Various types of dials were used for these watches: with telemetric scale; with tachometric scale; and without scale. This watch is unique in that it is the only known example bearing mixed scales. For an identical watch in yellow gold, see lot 12. For further information on Reference 6087, see the Summer Vox 2004, p. 18.