Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 23, 2020
LOT 39
Vacheron Constantin for C. W. Anderson & Co.
Pocket watch made for the American market; 14K yellow gold
Pocket watch made for the American market; 14K yellow gold
HKD 10,000 - 12,000
CHF 1,200 - 1,500 / USD 1,300 - 1,600
14K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, made for the American market.
Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with foliate decoration; in the centre an escutcheon.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 18’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, à moustaches, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with micrometric screw, adjusted; protected inside a soft iron ring against magnetic fields.
Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with foliate decoration; in the centre an escutcheon.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 18’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, à moustaches, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with micrometric screw, adjusted; protected inside a soft iron ring against magnetic fields.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Vacheron Constantin, Geneva
Model made for C. W. Anderson & Co., Manchester, New Hampshire (U.S.A.)
Year circa 1905-1910
Movement No. 336 100
Case No. 159 410 (by Gruen, National Watch Case Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.)
Caliber 18’’’, lever escapement, adjusted
Dimensions Ø 49.2 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 31 052, delivered on May 24, 1904, to George Marin Grandjean, Genève (former Director of the Ancienne fabrique Vacheron et Constantin, Société Anonyme), for a “Dispositif perfectionné pour la manœuvre de la raquette.” (Improved device for the manoeuvring of a regulator).