$20,000
VACHERON & CONSTANTIN REF. 4737 CIOCCOLATONE AUTOMATIC Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, “Cioccolatone Automatic,” movement No. 522414, case No. 352728, Ref. 4737. Made in the late 1950's. Very fine and very rare, large, square, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, rounded lugs, domed crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart and pyramid indexes, concentric minute/seconds track. Yellow gold narrow dauphine hands. Cal. P1019, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-12-07
