Hong Kong, May 29, 2022

LOT 530

VACHERON CONSTANTIN
REF. 35711/123, “LORD KALLA”, 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMONDS

HKD 1,200,000 - 2,000,000

EUR 146,000 - 242,000 / CHF 152,000 - 254,000 / USD 154,000 - 256,000

A very fine, rare and impressive manual winding 18K white gold and baguette diamond wristwatch.
The dial set with 25 baguette-cut diamond (4.6 carats), case set with 24 baguette cut diamond (4.4 carats), the link bracelet set with 266 baguette-cut diamonds (49 carats).

Total of 315 baguette-cut diamonds, approximately 58 carats.


Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Brand Vacheron Constantin

Model Lord Kalla

Reference 35711/123

Year circa 1990

Movement No. 727472

Case No. 572186

Bracelet Vacheron Constantin Integrated 18K white gold bracelet set with 266 baguette diamonds, length 180 mm. (approx.)

Caliber 7”-1052

Dimensions 23.5mm x 31 mm

Weight 147gr. (approx.)

Signature crystal, case and movement

Accessories Extract from the Archives

Notes

WThe Extract from the Archives, mentioned that this magnificent “Lord Kalla” watch was manufactured in 1990. The Kalla Collection In 1979 Vacheron Constantin presented what was then the most expensive watch in the world: the “Kallista” (for US$ 5 000 000.-). It was designed by Raymond Moretti (1931- 2005), French painter and sculptor, a friend of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Jean Cocteau (1889-1963). A new generation of watches inspired by the Kallista, called “Kalla”, became available in the early 1980’s. “Lady Kalla” set with 108 emerald-cut diamonds, with 26 others on the dial, was specially designed and made for Diana (1961-1997), Princess of Wales, on the occasion of her marriage in 1981 to Prince Charles (b.1958). From 1988, the watches from the Kalla Collection were offered to the public, but always in very limited quantities and sometimes only one at a time. They were in white or yellow gold, for men or for ladies, and had either leather straps or diamond-set bracelets. The Vacheron Constantin designers showed great creativity; Among Haute Joaillerie watches, the Kalla Collection holds a special position, due largely to the audacity of the Kallista, but also to the great variety of models that were offered to the public, all different yet all sharing the common denominator of the lavish use of precious stones.