$1,180
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 322558, case No. 197489. Made circa 1904. Fine and rare, keyless, silver and gold, “Demi-Chronomètre” pocket watch. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, gold furniture, case back engraved with a dragon and a crown, silver hinged cuvette with inscription dated 1904. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. Cal.18 1/2’’’, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement “á moustache”, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Notes The term “Demi-Chronomètre” is used by Vacheron Constantin to indicate that the movement was sent to the Observatory for chronometric control, but that for commercial reasons, it did not remain long enough to complete the entire course of testing. To our knowledge, only two Genevan firms employed the denomination “Demi-Chronomètre”: Vacheron Constantin and Henry Capt.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-03-15
