747,500 HKD
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Les Complications, Tourbillon No. 250", movement No. 828942, case No. 660743, Ref. 30050. Produced in the 1990's in few examples. Extremely fine and important, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 42-hour power reserve indicator and a platinum Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs, transparent case back to view the movement, sapphirecrystals. "Guilloché" silver with applied Roman numerals and triangular indexes, power reserve indication at12, aperture for the tourbillon cage with polished steel bridge and subsidiary seconds hand at 6. White gold"dauphine" hands. Cal. 1760, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 28 jewels, lateral lever escapement,one-minute tourbillon regulator with polished steel arms, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compen-satingBreguet balance-spring, twin barrels.Dial and movement signed, case numbered.Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-02-20