$3,220
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Automatic, No. 506050, case No. 348373, Ref. 4870. Produced in the 1950s. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, rounded band, concave lugs, screwed-down case back. Matte silver with applied pink gold dart indexes. Pink gold "bâton" hands. Cal. P 499, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" and “oeil-de-perdrix” decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring,“swan-neck” micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-05-26
