Sold for:
24,150 CHF
24,150 CHF
Vacheron & Constantin à Genève, No. 408711,case No. 254274, circa 1928.Fine and almost certainly unique 18K gold, keyless watch striking one blow every 15 seconds. Three body, massive, demi-bassine, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with bold Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes This watch was certainly made upon special request for an astronomer in order to be used as a journeyman clock, allowing to time special astronomical events during an observation by means of a telescope.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-13
