118,000 CHF
Ref. 6087 “Cornes de Vache” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 469954, case No. 346042, Ref. 6087. Made in 1955, retailed by Milos. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, and a yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, overhanging teardrop lugs, antimagnetic cap. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute track with fifth second timing scale. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 13’’’-492 rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws adjusted to temperatures, Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12.5 mm. This watch was previously sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the “Quarter Millennium Vacheron & Constantin” sale, on April 3, 2005, lot 12. To be sold without reserve Notes This watch was previously sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the “Quarter Millennium Vacheron & Constantin” sale, on April 3, 2005, lot 12. Ref. 6087 According to the Vacheron Constantin archives, a total of 36 examples of Reference 6087 were produced from 1954 to 1959. Of these, 26 examples were in yellow gold, eight in pink gold, and two in platinum, made on special order. Various types of dials were used for these watches: with teleme
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
