The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Co...

Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

LOT 191

?Blue Tachometer? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 422611, case No. 267362, Ref. 4072. Made in 1940. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and two-tone dial. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin bracelet and a Certificate of Authenticity.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000 / USD 25,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 46,000

C. Three-body, polished, chamfered bezel, concave lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied gold bâton indexes andArabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register, outer fifth second timing scale outermost tachometerscale in blue. Yellow gold "épée" hands. M. 13??? 295, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 20 jewels,straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness: 10,8 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3 - 5 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

Very few multi-scale medical chronographs were ever produced by the important watch manufacturers, even fewer have been preserved in such excellent condition. For these reasons, the present lot is an extremely rare and desirable watch.