Sold for:
18,400 CHF
18,400 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 335194, case No. 203712, circa 1905. Very fine 18K gold hunting-cased pocket chronometer, winner of a 1ere Classe Bulletin de Marche from the Geneva Observatory. Five-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divi-sions,sunk subsidiary seconds, sunk center. Gold "Louis XV" hands. 40 mm (18’’’), frosted gilt, 17 jewels,straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring with Phillipsinner and outer terminal curves.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 51 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
