15,000 CHF
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN MINUTE REPEATING HUNTING CASED - PINK GOLD Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Chronomètre Répétition à Minutes", movement No. 316238, No. 192745. Made circa 1905. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold, hunting cased keyless pocket watch. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the front cover with engraved coat of arms and the motto "Esse Quam Videri". Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track with red 24-hour numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold halberd hands. Cal. 17 ½ ''', rhodium plated, 29 jewels, counterpoised and calibrated straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan- neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Notes Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. DIAM. 50 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-09
