5,640 CHF
Arabic Numerals Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Chronomètre Royal”, No. 355236, case No. 218878. Made circa 1905. Fine, large, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket lever chronometer. Accompanied by a fitted box. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished with “sunray” engine-turned case back. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with bold upright Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. Cal. 21’’’ 2 PRC, frosted gilt, 18 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 57 mm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16
