$6,844
"Les Historiques - 1912" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Les Historiques - 1912", No. 705/1912, case No. 689873. Made in a limited edition of 1912 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 8 screws and “1912” engraving, mobile lugs, gold screwed bars, "bombé" sapphire crystal. Matte silver with painted radial and stylized Arabic numerals. Black oxydized gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 1132, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 30 mm. Thickness 7 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
