$2,645
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Chronomètre Royal, No. 359065, case No. 221970, circa 1912.Fine, 18K gold large keyless watch. Four-body, massive, "bassine", engine-turned back, hinged gold cuvette. white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. "spade" gold hands. Notes Chronomètre RoyalThe trademark for the Chronomètre Royal was registered in 1907.This series of watches was specially made for the South American Market (particularly Argentina). Their movements were generally of high quality, from 11" to 22"', with 18 jewels, a gold screwed setting on the central wheel, an endstone for the escapement wheel and a sapphire endstone for the balance-wheel. They bore a Breguet balance spring and a swan-neck micrometer regulator.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-12-04
