$192,150
“Répétition Minutes – Quantième Perpétuel” Vacheron Constantin, Genève, “Répétition Minutes – Quantième Perpétuel”, No. 812630, case No. 660708, Ref. 30020. Made circa 2000. Extremely fine and important thin, astronomic, minute-repeating, platinum gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, teardrop lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Two-tone satiné silver with applied white gold bâton indexes and pyramidal quarters, sunk subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the leap year, sector for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. White gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 1755, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-03-15