8,125 CHF
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, REF. 4838 - PINK GOLD CHRONOMETRE ROYAL – HACKING SECONDS Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Chronomètre Royal", movement No. 509535, case No. 371544, Ref. 4838. Made circa 1953. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, 18K pink gold chronometer wristwatch with hacking seconds and an 18K pink gold buckle. Accompanied by a period Vacheron Constantin box. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fl at bezel, oversized straight and curved lugs, snap-on back. Matte silver with applied pink gold hexagonal and baton faceted indexes, outer minute divisions. Pink gold alpha hands. Cal. P1008/BS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm Notes A rare example of the reference 4838 in pink gold. Vacheron & Constantin registered the name “Chronomètre Royal” on May 28, 1907. The first of these were a series of pocket watches delivered to Brazil. Production of the Chronomètre Royal continued in wristwatch form until the 1970s. The main difference between this model of Chronomètre Royal and the standard production of Vacheron Constantin was the hacking seconds hand, which allows the wearer to set the time precisely by stopping th
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-11-11
