27,600 CHF
“Two-tone Dial” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 463566, case No. 318565. Produced circa 1945. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, overhanging teardrop lugs. Two-tone matte silver with applied pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, outer graduation for the days of the month in painted Arabic numerals, apertures for the moon phases, the days of the week and the months in red. Pink gold "bâton" hands, red arrow for the date. Cal. 485, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Height 11 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-10-24
