Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 96

VACHERON MALTE TOURBILLON STEEL, NO. 7/10 Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Malte Tonneau Tourbillon", No. 7, movement No. 953181, case No. 1130702, Ref. 30145. Made in a limited edition of 10 pieces in 2006 for the 100th anniversary of the historic Geneva boutique: 1906-2006. Extremely fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, water- resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 42-hour power reserve, date and a stainless steel Vacheron Constantin double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the box, copy of the certificate and manual.

Three-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. Opaline black nickel, applied 18K pink gold tapered baton hour indexes, sunray-brushed centre, Vertical hand-guilloché outer zone, inner minute divisions, 1906- 2006 at the top, pink gold power-reserve sector, date ring between 1 and 2, aperture for the tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge, carrying the subsidiary seconds hand. Frosted and polished pink gold épée hands. Cal. 1790, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with Maltese Cross-shaped steel cage, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.