The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Co...

Geneva, Apr 03, 2005

LOT 66

?Royal Chronometer Automatic? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Royal Chronometer Automatic?, No. 554257, case No. 391112, Ref. 6694. Made and sold in 1963. Very fine and rare water-resistant self-winding, center-seconds, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date. Accompanied by a Certficate of Authenticity.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000 / USD 8,500 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 20,700

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, horn lugs. D. Matte silver with applied white goldlapidated indexes, aperture for the date. White gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 12??? 1072, rhodium-plated, stampedwith the Seal of Geneva, ?oeil-de-perdrix? and ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18K gold edged rotor, 29 jewels,straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism andfive positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12,5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2 - 01