Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998

LOT 421

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 463594, case No. 318581, circa 1945. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. massive, polished, overhanging teardrop lugs. D. matt silver with applied gold Roman numerals and star indexes + auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the clays of the month, apertures for the clays of the week, the months and the lunations. "Baton" gold hands. M. 12 1/2"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, anI shock system, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.