24,150 HKD
“Aluminum” Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 455189, case No. 286901, Ref. 4348. Made for Canadian Aluminium Limited circa 1950. Very fine and rare aluminum keyless dress watch. Three-piece, “bassine”, polished and matted. Matte aluminum with applied polished aluminum Breguetnumerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Polished aluminum Breguet hands. 17’’’ Cal. 439/7, aluminum,“fausses côtes” decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balanceadjusted to temperature, Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 45 mm. Notes For further information on Vacheron & Constantin watches with aluminium cases, see Antiquorum Geneva, “The Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin”, April 3, 2005, pp 76-77.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10
