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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 212

?Triple Complication? Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, case No. 5287. Made in 1918. Very fine and very rare astronomic minute repeating 18K gold keyless hunting cased lever chronometer pocket watch with perpetual calendar, split-second chronograph, phases of the moon and lunar calendar.

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000 / USD 50,000 - 70,000

Sold: CHF 64,400

C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished. Dedicated hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outerred painted Arabic five minute/second numerals, outer minutes/seconds divisions and concentric fifth of a seconddivisions, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register and 4-year dial, date and days of the week, lunar calendar andmoon phase aperture. Gold "spade" hands. M. 18''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 39 jewels,straight line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neckmicrometer adjustment to the regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by aslide in the band.Cuvette signed.Diam. 51 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

On November 29, 1902, Vacheron Constantin registered the trade name ?Trident? (under the number 15123) for the rare occasions on which they sold watches manufactured by other firms under their company name. The ?Trident? tarde-mark was used for both pocket watches and wristwatches, while the older trademark ?Astral? (registered in 1895, No. 7312) was employed for table clock movements.