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Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
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Vacheron Constantin
Pendant-watch, Federal Shooting Contest 1901 in Lucerne; 18K pink gold and enamel
Pendant-watch, Federal Shooting Contest 1901 in Lucerne; 18K pink gold and enamel
EUR 1,400 - 2,700
USD 1,700 - 3,300 / HKD 13,000 - 24,900
Sold: EUR 3,432
18K pink gold and enamel, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pendant-watch; cream enamel dial with light blue colour suspended Breguet numerals.
Light blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back with, on the lower side, the coat-of-arms of the City of Luzern / Lucerne, and, inside a frame on the upper side, a view of the Musegg wall and its nine towers with Lake Luzern in the background, with, on upper left side, the flag of the Helvetic Confederation; the painting on enamel on gold attributable to Lacreuze or Ronet, Geneva.
Cuvette (dome) engraved with the mention “Eidgenössisches / Schützen Fest / 1901 / in Luzern” (Federal Shooting Contest 1901 in Lucerne).
11’’’ gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
Light blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back with, on the lower side, the coat-of-arms of the City of Luzern / Lucerne, and, inside a frame on the upper side, a view of the Musegg wall and its nine towers with Lake Luzern in the background, with, on upper left side, the flag of the Helvetic Confederation; the painting on enamel on gold attributable to Lacreuze or Ronet, Geneva.
Cuvette (dome) engraved with the mention “Eidgenössisches / Schützen Fest / 1901 / in Luzern” (Federal Shooting Contest 1901 in Lucerne).
11’’’ gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Vacheron Constantin, Geneva
Model “Montre de Tir”
Year 1901
Movement No. 313 951
Case No. 190 125
Diameter 30.2 mm
Caliber 11’’’, lever escapement
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
Vacheron Constantin and the Federal Shooting Contest 1901 in Lucerne
In 1901, for the Federal Shooting Contest, who take place in Luzern / Lucerne, Vacheron Constantin produced few series of pendant-watches for the Committee of Organisation, as a gift for the winners of the competitions.
Few pendant watches were especially made with on the case-back an enamel painting on gold scene showing a view of the Musegg wall and its nine towers with Lake Luzern in the background, the coat-of-arms of this City and the flag of the Helvetic Confederation (enamels by Lacreuze or by Ronet).
Bibliography
· Lambelet, Carole, & Cohen, Lorette, L’Univers de Vacheron Constantin, Geneva, Editions Scriptar, 1992, p. 369.
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