14,400 CHF
Chronomètre Royal Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Chronomètre Royal", No. 508985, case No. 349896, Ref. 4838. Made circa 1953. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined flat bezel, oversized straight lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold hexagonal faceted indexes, outer minute and seconds divisions. Yellow gold Alpha hands. Cal. P1008/BS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16
