Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 232

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 518211, case No. 343891, Ref. 4404. Made in the 1940s. Very fine and rare, square, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, teardrop lugs. D. Bi-colored copper and silver, "clous-de-Paris" decoration withapplied pink gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal.1001, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance adjusted to temperatures, flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 27 x 27 mm. Thickness 8 mm.