34,500 HKD
“Corps of Engineers USA” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 381254, case No. 235001. Made for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1918. Fine and interesting silver keyless pocket watch with chronograph. Four-body, "bassine", polished, hinged silver cuvette. White enamel with bold upright luminescent Arabicnumerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel luminescent skeletonhands. Cal. R.A, 19’’’ 73 Chrono, frosted gilt brass,20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance,blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometrer regulator, chronograph with visible work, thebutton on the winding crown.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 52 mm. Notes For further information on Vacheron Constantin watches made for the Army Corps of Engineers in 1918, see Antiquorum Geneva, “The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin”, April 3, 2005, pp. 82-83.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10
