Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 854

VACHERON CONSTANTIN, REF. 85250, YELLOW GOLD JUBILÉ 1755 Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Jubilé 1755", No. 349, movement No 971189, case No. 800372, Ref. 85250. Made in a limited edition of 501 pieces in yellow gold to mark the occasion of the Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin in 2005. Extremely fine and very rare, water-resistant, self-winding, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day-date calendar, power- reserve indication and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original Vacheron Constantin fitted box, Certificate of Jubilé, Certificate of Origin, Chronometer certificate, user manual, push-pin, and a magnifying loupe.

Three-body, polished and brushed, bezel with serrated edge, correctors in the rounded band, transparent back with serrated edge secured by 6 screws, curved inclined and indented "250 ans" lugs, anti-reflective sapphire crystals. Silver, "250 ans" guilloché, applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and Roman half-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the day and date, power-reserve sector, applied Seal of Geneva. Yellow gold frosted and polished éventail hands. Cal. 2475, stamped with the Seal of Geneva, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance with a frequency of 4Hz (28,800A/h) adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, hack mechanism, unidirectional guilloché 22K gold rotor.