$13,500
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN WHITE GOLD ROYAL EAGLE Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ‘Royal Eagle Day-Date’, Ref. 42008/G, case No. 1134405. Made circa 2009. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with day and date, and an 18K white gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original box, blank numbered certificate, user manual and wooden setting pin. Two-body, solid, polished, case back secured by 8 screws, stepped sides and lugs, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the days of the week and the date. White gold "lozenge" hands. Cal. 1206, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 mm x 49 mm total length. Thickness 11 mm. Donated by Vacheron & Constantin Notes Vacheron Constantin has long combined centuries-old traditional craftsmanship with the latest in horological technology to produce ever-more sophisticated timepieces. Currently the company’s movement range runs from simple models with hour, minute and second hands, to models with more complex constructions, such as perpetual calendars, chronographs, moon phase and jumping hours. Other timepieces are equipped with a tourbillon regulator or feature a complex mechanism such as minute repeaters
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-10-20
