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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 63

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 316513, case No. 191868. Made in 1904. Very fine and rare 18K pink gold minute-repeating hunting-cased keyless pocket watch.

CHF 8,000 - 10,000

EUR 5,200 - 6,500 / USD 7,000 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 12,420

C. Five-body, "bassine", polished, concealed hinges.Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals,outer minute track, Arabic five minute markers painted in red,subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. R.A. 19''', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, fullyjewelled, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring,swan neck micrometer regulator, repeating the hours, quarter hours and minutes with two hammers on two gongsactivated by depressing a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 48 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3 - 10
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 15 - 01