Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 687
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN REF. 4072 CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 431257, case No. 271076, Ref. 4072. Made in 1942. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph and register.
HKD 100,000 - 285,000
USD 14,000 - 24,000 / CHF 13,000 - 23,300
Sold: HKD 162,500
Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs. Champagne with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Roman half-hour numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 13''' 434, rhodium plated, fausses-côtes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |