$2,530
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 439872, case No. 330250. Made in the 1940s. Very fine, extra thin “montre couteau,” keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel. “Guilloché” silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals anddart indexes. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 18’’’, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 17 jewels,straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, “swan-neck”micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 48 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-03-23