$5,546
“Royal Chronometer” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Royal Chronometer”, No. 381541, case No. 214663. Made circa 1910. Very fine and rare, large, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket chronometer. Accompanied by a fitted box. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, engine-turned covers, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with bold-painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel “Breguet" hands. Cal. 22’’’, frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator, “wolf’s tooth” winding wheels. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 58 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
