150,000 HKD
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN MINUTE REPEATING SPLIT-SECOND CHRONOGRAPH Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Chronomètre”, No. 336225, case No. 205042. Made in 1907. Fine and rare, minute repeating, 18K yellow gold, open-face keyless pocket watch with splitseconds chronograph and instantaneous 30 minute register. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, gold hinged cuvette with presentation inscription "Frank Gates Allen Moline Illinois- from his wife- Feb 14th, 1907", repeat slide and chronograph split button to the band. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track with five-seconds/minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register at 12. Gilt spade hands. Cal. 17’’’, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, adjusted cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micro-regulation Case, dial and movement signed. Daim. 47 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-10-09
