4,370 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, No. 455244, case No. 286956, model 4348, circa 1944. Extremely rare aluminium keyless dress watch. Three piece "demi-bassine " polished and satine, the back engraved with a dedication dated 1944 by the Aluminium Company of Canada Ltd. Matt aluminium with applied aluminium Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds. Polished aluminium Breguet hands. Notes The total weight of this watch, including case, movement, dial, hands and the glass, is 20 grams. These watches were produced in very limited numbers, with even fewer examples being sold. This type of watch is described in the Journal Suisse d 'Horlogerie, No. 9, from October 1950, p. 292.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-04-12
