4,875 CHF
VACHERON CONSTANTIN STAINLESS STEEL WITH TWO-TONE DIAL Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, movement No. 443317, case No. 277908. Made circa 1940. Very fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch with two-tone dial. Three-body, polished and brushed, snap-on case back, straight curved lugs. Two-tone silvered with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 453, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness: 9 mm. Property of a Dutch collector Notes Vacheron Constantin stainless steel wristwatches are rare, made in very few examples, the company having tended to produce cases in precious metals - 18K yellow gold, pink gold, white gold, and platinum, and steel cases are therefore much sought after by collectors.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-11-11
