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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 48

?Meadow Flowers? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 332608, case No. 201675. Made in 1905. Very fine 18K gold, ramolayé and black champlevé enamel keyless dress watch.

CHF 7,000 - 10,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,500 / USD 6,000 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 12,075

C. Four-body, curved bezel decorated with ramolayé gold foliage against a black enamel ground, similarly deco-ratedband, hinged back cover decorated with finely chased gold flowers and foliage against a black enamelground. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silvered, matte chapter ring with black Breguet numerals, outer minute ring,subsidiary seconds, engine turned centre and outer border. Blued steel hands. M. 36 mm., R.A. 17???XXI BAS,frosted gilt, wolf's tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steelBreguet balance spring, index regulator.Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed.Diam. 47 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3 - 54
Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

For a similarly decorated watch, see Antiquorum, The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin, April 3, 2005, lot 169.