Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998

LOT 603

Vacheron & Constantin a Geneve, No. 183645, circa 1897. Fine 18K gold and enamel, keyless minute repeating watch.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine", polished, the back centred with a black and red champleve monogram frame within an engine-tuned decoration in a sunburst pattern. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer minutes ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 19 "' , nickel plated, "stripped" decoration, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the dial and movement. Diam. 54 mm.