$23,000
"Saltarello" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Saltarello Automatic No. 170/200, movement No. 861785, case No. 706262, Ref. No. 43041/000R. Made in a limited edition of 200 in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with jump-hour, retrograde minutes and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a box and certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped lugs, transparent case back with 4screws, sapphire crystals. "Guilloché" pink gold with applied pink goldArabic numerals, curved retrograde graduation from 9 to 3 for theminutes, Pink gold "dauphine" hand. Cal. 1120/2, stamped withthe Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes"decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring, skeletonized and hand-engravedrotor with 21K gold segment.Dim: 36 x 39 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-06-15
